咸
xián
Pinyin

Definition

咸
 - 
xián
  1. all
  2. everyone
  3. each
  4. widespread
  5. harmonious
咸 (鹹)
 - 
xián
  1. salted
  2. salty
  3. stingy
  4. miserly
咸
 - 
Xián
  1. surname Xian

Character Decomposition

Compounds (13)

感
gǎn
  1. 1 to feel
  2. 2 to move
  3. 3 to touch
  4. 4 to affect
  5. 5 feeling
  6. 6 emotion
  7. 7 (suffix) sense of ~
减
jiǎn
  1. 1 to lower
  2. 2 to decrease
  3. 3 to reduce
  4. 4 to subtract
  5. 5 to diminish
喊
hǎn
  1. 1 to yell
  2. 2 to shout
  3. 3 to call out for (a person)
碱
jiǎn
  1. 1 variant: 碱 jiǎn
碱
jiǎn
  1. 1 base
  2. 2 alkali
  3. 3 soda (chemistry)

Related Words (15)

咸
Xián
  1. 1 surname Xian
咸宁
Xián níng
  1. 1 Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei
咸阳
Xián yáng
  1. 1 Xianyang prefecture level city in Shaanxi
咸湿
xián shī
  1. 1 (Tw) (coll.) obscene
  2. 2 pornographic
咸肉
xián ròu
  1. 1 bacon
  2. 2 salt-cured meat

Idioms (2)

咸与维新
xián yù wéi xīn
  1. 1 everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
  2. 2 to replace the old with new
  3. 3 to reform and start afresh
咸鱼翻身
xián yú fān shēn
  1. 1 lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to experience a reversal of fortune

Sample Sentences

老板，这碗蛋花汤太咸了。
lǎobǎn ，zhè wǎn dànhuātāng tài xián le 。
Boss, this bowl of egg drop soup is too salty.
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你今天怎么跟吃火药似的，咸吃萝卜淡操心。
nǐ jīntiān zěnme gēn chī huǒyào shìde ，xián chī luóbo dàn cāoxīn 。
You’re snappish today, worrying for nothing.
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孟夏之日，万物并秀。”在这美好时节，来自一百多个国家的各界嘉宾齐聚北京，共商"一带一路”建设合作大计，具有十分重要的意义。今天，群贤毕至，少长咸集，我期待着大家集思广益、畅所欲言，为推动“一带一路”建设献计献策，让这一世纪工程造福各国人民。
mèngxià zhī rì ，wànwù bìng xiù 。”zài zhè měihǎo shíjié ，láizì yī bǎi duō ge guójiā de gèjiè jiābīn qí jù Běijīng ，gòng Shāng "YīdàiYīlù ”jiànshè hézuò dàjì ，jùyǒu shífēn zhòngyào de yìyì 。jīntiān ，qúnxián bì zhì ，shàozhǎng xián jí ，wǒ qīdài zhe dàjiā jísīguǎngyì 、chàngsuǒyùyán ，wèi tuīdòng “YīdàiYīlù ”jiànshè xiàn jì xiàn cè ，ràng zhè yī shìjì gōngchéng zàofú gèguó rénmín 。
“The first day of summer, with everything in full bloom.” In this beautiful season, guests from over 100 countries have gathered in Beijing, to discuss the important matter of the establishment of the One Belt One Road Cooperative initiative, in a significant move. Today, with all these talented and distinguished people gathered, both young and old, I’m hoping we can put our heads together for greater efficiency, and for everyone to speak their minds, in order to make suggestions for the promotion of the One Belt One Road initiative, so that this momentous project can bring wealth to every citizen.
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对呀，中国地域那么广，各地饮食习惯和口感真是大相径庭，北方偏咸，南方偏甜。拿我们浙菜来说，烹调方法就多以烧、蒸、炖、煨为主，口感清香。
duìya ，Zhōngguó dìyù nàme guǎng ，gèdì yǐnshí xíguàn hé kǒugǎn zhēn shì dàxiāng jìng tíng ，běifāng piān xián ，nánfāng piān tián 。ná wǒmen zhècài láishuō ，pēngtiáo fāngfǎ jiù duō yǐ shāo 、zhēng 、dùn 、wēi wéizhǔ ，kǒugǎn qīngxiāng 。
Yeah, China has such vast territory, the food and drink habits and flavors are poles apart. The north tends towards saltiness and the south tends towards sweetness. In terms of our Zhejiang cuisine, the cooking methods are mainly roasting, steaming, stewing and simmering, and the flavors are light and fragrant.
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等你回来，我一定请你吃蒸羊羔，蒸鹿尾，烧花鸭，烧雏鸡，烧子鹅，卤煮咸鸭……
děng nǐ huílai ，wǒ yīdìng qǐng nǐ chī zhēngyánggāo ，zhēnglùwěi ，shāohuāyā ，shāochújī ，shāozǐé ，lúzhǔxiányā ……
When you return I’ll treat you to steamed lamb, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chicken, roasted goose, braised salted duck ...
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2）摒弃不健康的饮食习惯和养生误区。例如：口味过咸过油，喜欢吃煎炸、熏制、腌制食品；片面相信某种特殊的食物具有超常的健康养生功效等。
）bìngqì bù jiànkāng de yǐnshí xíguàn hé yǎngshēng wùqū 。lìrú ：kǒuwèi guò xián guò yóu ，xǐhuan chī jiānzhá 、xūnzhì 、yānzhì shípǐn ；piànmiàn xiāngxìn mǒuzhǒng tèshū de shíwù jùyǒu chāocháng de jiànkāng yǎngshēng gōngxiào děng 。
2) Abandon unhealthy eating habits and health misunderstandings. For example: too salty and oily, fried, smoked, pickled food; one-sided believe that a particular food has extraordinary health and health effects.
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一个甜的，一个咸的，你就吃这个咸的吧。
yī gè tiánde ，yī gè xián de ，nǐ jiù chī zhè ge xián de ba 。
One is savoury, one is sweet. So you can have the savoury one.
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是咸的吗？我不喜欢甜食。
shì xián de ma ？wǒ bù xǐhuan tiánshí 。
Are they savoury? I don't like sweet foods.
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我们咸的有肉包、菜包，甜的有芝麻、巧克力。
wǒmen xián de yǒu ròubāo 、càibāo ，tiánde yǒu zhīmá 、qiǎokèlì 。
Our savoury ones are meat and vegetable and the sweet ones are sesame and chocolate.
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按照形状和口味，粽子可以分成北方粽和南方粽，南方粽大部分是咸的，也比较大。
ànzhào xíngzhuàng hé kǒuwèi ，zòngzi kěyǐ fēn chéng běifāngzòng hé nánfāngzòng ，nánfāngzòng dàbùfēn shì xián de ，yě bǐjiào dà 。
According to their shape or flavour, sticky rice dumplings can be divided into northern or southern dumplings. Southern dumplings are usually savoury and larger in size.
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