调味料

調味料

tiáowèiliào

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

盐和酱油是最常用的调味料。

Yán hé jiàngyóu shì zuì chángyòng de tiáowèiliào.

Salt and soy sauce are the most commonly used seasonings.

HSK 7-9

这道菜不用加太多调味料，食材本身就很鲜。

Zhè dào cài búyòng jiā tài duō tiáowèiliào, shícái běnshēn jiù hěn xiān.

This dish doesn't need much seasoning; the ingredients themselves are full of flavor.

usage

调料 is the everyday word for seasoning and 调味品 is common on shop shelves; 调味料 is especially common in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

mistakes

调 is read tiáo here, 'to mix, to season', not diào as in 调查 'to investigate'.

调 tiáo

味 wèi

料 liào