精盐 (jīngyán) · table salt, refined salt

Measure Word

一袋精盐 dài

Meanings

1 table salt
2 refined salt

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

Table salt purified into small, clean grains that are 97 to 99 percent sodium chloride; coarse salt keeps more impurities and bigger crystals. It usually has an anti-caking agent and may be iodized.

Also called 精制盐

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这道菜只需要放一点儿精盐。

Zhè dào cài zhǐ xūyào fàng yìdiǎnr jīngyán.

This dish only needs a little table salt.

HSK 7-9

超市卖的精盐大多加了碘。

Chāoshì mài de jīngyán dàduō jiā le diǎn.

Most of the table salt sold in supermarkets has added iodine.

Tips

usage

In everyday speech people just say 盐. 精盐 is refined salt, purified to almost pure sodium chloride: ordinary table salt. 再制盐 is another word for refined salt.