香料
xiāng liào
Pinyin

Definition

香料
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xiāng liào
  1. spice
  2. flavoring
  3. condiment
  4. perfume

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

意料
yì liào
  1. 1 to anticipate
  2. 2 to expect
材料
cái liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 data
  3. 3 makings
  4. 4 stuff
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
  6. 6 classifier: 种 zhǒng
资料
zī liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 resources
  3. 3 data
  4. 4 information
  5. 5 profile (Internet)
  6. 6 classifier: 份 fèn
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
饮料
yǐn liào
  1. 1 drink
  2. 2 beverage
香
xiāng
  1. 1 fragrant
  2. 2 sweet smelling
  3. 3 aromatic
  4. 4 savory or appetizing
  5. 5 (to eat) with relish
  6. 6 (of sleep) sound
  7. 7 perfume or spice
  8. 8 joss or incense stick
  9. 9 classifier: 根 gēn

Idioms (20)

偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
  1. 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
  2. 2 secret illicit sex
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising

Sample Sentences

互学互鉴。古丝绸之路不仅是一条通商易货之道更是一条知识交流之路沿着古丝绸之路，中国将丝绸、瓷器、漆器、铁器传到西方，也为中国带来了胡椒、亚麻、香料、葡萄、石榴。
hù xué hù jiàn 。gǔ SīchóuzhīLù bùjǐn shì yī tiáo tōngshāng yìhuò zhī dào gèng shì yī tiáo zhīshi jiāoliú zhī lù yánzhe gǔ SīchóuzhīLù ，Zhōngguó jiāng sīchóu 、cíqì 、qīqì 、tiěqì chuán dào Xīfāng ，yě wèi Zhōngguó dàilái le hújiāo 、yàmá 、xiāngliào 、pútao 、shíliu 。
Learning from each other’s examples. The old Silk Road was not just a trading route, but also a channel for the exchange of knowledge. China passed silk, pottery, lacquerware and iron ware to the West, while China received pepper, linen, spices, grapes and pomegranate.
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