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yán
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. salt

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Words Containing 盐

盐山县
yán shān xiàn

Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

温盐环流
wēn yán huán liú

thermohaline circulation (oceanography)

盐水镇
yán shuǐ zhèn

Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

柴米油盐
chái mǐ yóu yán

lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt

盐碱湿地
yán jiǎn shī dì

a saltmarsh

凌杂米盐
líng zá mǐ yán

disordered and fragmentary

盐山
yán shān

Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

盐分
yán fèn

salt content

钾盐
jiǎ yán

potassium chloride KCl

碳酸盐
tàn suān yán

carbonate salt (chemistry)

盐成土
yán chéng tǔ

halosol (soil taxonomy)

盐坨子
yán tuó zi

heap of salt (dialect)

吊盐水
diào yán shuǐ

(dialect) to put sb on an intravenous drip

海盐
hǎi yán

Haiyan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[jiā xīng], Zhejiang

氰酸盐
qíng suān yán

cyanate

碱式盐
jiǎn shì yán

alkali salt (soda, lye, calcium carbonate etc)

盐井
yán jǐng

Yanjing, common place name

餐桌盐
cān zhuō yán

table salt

盐肤木
yán fū mù

Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)

私盐
sī yán

illegally-traded salt (with salt tax not paid)

盐卤
yán lǔ

brine

硝酸盐
xiāo suān yán

nitrate

盐埔乡
yán pǔ xiāng

Yanpu Township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

盐都
yán dū

Yandu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市|盐城市[yán chéng shì], Jiangsu

盐源
yán yuán

Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

盐埕
yán chéng

Yancheng district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan

酸式盐
suān shì yán

acid salt

盐田
yán tián

Yantian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong

盐碱地
yán jiǎn dì

saline soil

盐边县
yán biān xiàn

Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[pān zhī huā], south Sichuan

盐田区
yán tián qū

Yantian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong

盐源县
yán yuán xiàn

Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

盐碱
yán jiǎn

saline and alkaline (earth)

盐城市
yán chéng shì

Yancheng, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

磷酸盐
lín suān yán

phosphate

食盐
shí yán

edible salt

黄原酸盐
huáng yuán suān yán

xanthate

埔盐
pǔ yán

Puyan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

盐巴
yán bā

table salt

盐蛇
yán shé

(dialect) gecko

盐边
yán biān

Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[pān zhī huā], south Sichuan

粗盐
cū yán

coarse salt

盐酸克仑特罗
yán suān kè lún tè luó

clenbuterol hydrochloride (diet pill that burns fat)

盐井县
yán jǐng xiàn

Yanjing former county (1917-1917), now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县[máng kāng xiàn] in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet

细盐
xì yán

refined salt

盐池县
yán chí xiàn

Yanchi county in Wuzhong 吳忠|吴忠[wú zhōng], Ningxia

海盐县
hǎi yán xiàn

Haiyan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[jiā xīng], Zhejiang

盐井乡
yán jǐng xiāng

Yanjing village, common place name

硫氰酸盐
liú qíng suān yán

thiocyanate

无机盐
wú jī yán

inorganic salt

盐都区
yán dū qū

Yandu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市|盐城市[yán chéng shì], Jiangsu

盐埔
yán pǔ

Yanpu Township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

盐滩
yán tān

salt flats

浴盐
yù yán
盐场
yán chǎng

saltpan

再制盐
zài zhì yán

refined salt

埔盐乡
pǔ yán xiāng

Puyan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

石盐
shí yán

rock salt

矿盐
kuàng yán

halite

池盐
chí yán

salt from a salt lake

盐酸
yán suān

hydrochloric acid HCl

柴米油盐酱醋茶
chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá

lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea

硫酸盐
liú suān yán

sulfate

重碳酸盐
chóng tàn suān yán

bicarbonate

盐湖城
yán hú chéng

Salt Lake City, capital of Utah

盐埕区
yán chéng qū

Yancheng district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan

咸盐
xián yán

salt (colloquial)

亚硝酸盐
yà xiāo suān yán

nitrite

硅酸盐
guī suān yán

silicate

盐湖
yán hú

salt lake

盐亭县
yán tíng xiàn

Yanting county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan

盐津县
yán jīn xiàn

Yanjin county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

镁盐
měi yán

magnesium salt

杂盐
zá yán

carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral)

盐皮质类固醇
yán pí zhì lèi gù chún

mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone)

盐水
yán shuǐ

Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

生理盐水
shēng lǐ yán shuǐ

saline (medicine)

油盐酱醋
yóu yán jiàng cù

(lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar

硅酸盐水泥
guī suān yán shuǐ ní

Portland cement

泻盐
xiè yán

epsom salts

官盐
guān yán

legally-traded salt (with salt tax paid)

盐湖区
yán hú qū

Yanhu district (Salt Lake district) of Yuncheng city 運城市|运城市[yùn chéng shì], Shanxi

磷酸盐岩
lín suān yán yán

phosphorite

乙酸盐
yǐ suān yán

acetate CH3COO-

盐酸盐
yán suān yán

chloride

酸盐
suān yán

sulfonate

盐度
yán dù

salinity

盐池
yán chí

Yanchi county in Ningxia

察尔汗盐湖
chá ěr hán yán hú

Qarhan Salt Lake in west Qinghai

盐亭
yán tíng

Yanting county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan

盐津
yán jīn

Yanjin county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

盐城
yán chéng

Yancheng, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

岩盐
yán yán

rock salt