咸
xián
salted
salty; stingy; miserly
这道汤太咸了，我喝不下去。
zhè dào tāng tài xián le, wǒ hē bù xià qù。
This soup is too salty; I can't drink it.
他做菜总是放很多盐，味道偏咸。
tā zuò cài zǒng shì fàng hěn duō yán, wèi dào piān xián。
He always adds a lot of salt when cooking, so the flavor tends to be salty.
Words with 咸
咸水湖
xián shuǐ hú
salt lake
咸菜
xián cài
salted vegetables
咸阳
xián yáng
see 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4]
阮咸
ruǎn xián
see 阮[ruan3]
咸水
xián shuǐ
salt water
咸水妹
xián shuǐ mèi
(dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from "handsome maid")
咸津津
xián jīn jīn
nice and salty (taste)
咸津津儿
xián jīn jīn r
erhua variant of 鹹津津|咸津津[xian2 jin1 jin1]
咸海
xián hǎi
Aral Sea
咸淡
xián dàn
salty and unsalty (flavors)
咸涩
xián sè
salty and bitter
咸湿
xián shī
pornographic