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咸

xián · xian/Xián · xian

Traditional 鹹

Meaning

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xián 咸

  1. all
  2. everyone
  3. each
  4. widespread
  5. harmonious

xián 鹹

  1. salted
  2. salty
  3. stingy
  4. miserly

Xián 咸

  1. surname Xian

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)不(bù)能(néng)喝(hē)海(hǎi)水(shuǐ)，因(yīn)为(wèi)它(tā)太(tài)咸(xián)了(le)。

You can't drink seawater because it is too salty.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Mouseneb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)碗(wǎn)汤(tāng)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)咸(xián)，能(néng)再(zài)加(jiā)点(diǎn)水(shuǐ)吗(ma)？

This bowl of soup is a bit salty; can you add some more water?

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