咸 (鹹)
xián
Pinyin

Definition

咸 (鹹)
 - 
xián
  1. salted
  2. salty
  3. stingy
  4. miserly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (10)

咸
xián
  1. 1 salted
  2. 2 salty
  3. 3 stingy
  4. 4 miserly
咸湿
xián shī
  1. 1 (Tw) (coll.) obscene
  2. 2 pornographic
咸肉
xián ròu
  1. 1 bacon
  2. 2 salt-cured meat
咸菜
xián cài
  1. 1 salted vegetables
  2. 2 pickles
咸鱼
xián yú
  1. 1 salted fish

Idioms (1)

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

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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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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粽子里面包的东西叫做“馅料”，有甜的、有咸的。
zòngzi lǐmian bāo de dōngxi jiàozuò “xiànliào ”，yǒu tiánde 、yǒu xián de 。
The stuff that is wrapped inside the dumplings is referred to as "xian4 liao4". This can be sweet or savoury.
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盐水，那不是把鸡蛋变成咸蛋了？
yánshuǐ ，nà bùshì bǎ jīdàn biànchéng xiándàn le ？
Salt water... does it make the eggs into salted eggs?
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对，很好。物体受到的浮力跟液体的密度有关。世界上最咸的湖叫“死海”，不会游泳的人都能浮在海面上看书……
duì ，hěn hǎo 。wùtǐ shòudào de fúlì gēn yètǐ de mìdù yǒuguān 。shìjiè shàng zuì xián de hú jiào “Sǐhǎi ”，bùhuì yóuyǒng de rén dōu néng fú zài hǎimiàn shàng kànshū ……
That's right. Very good. The buoyancy of a substance has to do with the density of the liquid. The world's saltiest lake is called the “Dead Sea”. Even people who can't swim can float on the surface of the sea and read a book.
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