Chinese word

咸度

Pronunciation

Pinyinxián dù

Meaning

  • nounsaltiness

Example

这道菜的咸度有点高，我吃不下。zhè dào cài de xián dù yóu diǎn gāo wǒ chī bú xià

The saltiness of this dish is a bit much, so I can't eat it.

Illustration for 咸度 (saltiness)

More examples

这汤的咸度适中，正合我口味。zhè tāng de xián dù shì zhōng zhèng hé wǒ kǒu wèi

The soup's salt level is just right for my taste.

Core concept

An invisible salt-taste dial ranging from barely salty to overpoweringly salty.

Common phrases

  • 咸度很高xián dù hěn gāo

    high salt level

  • 咸度适中xián dù shì zhōng

    moderate salt level

Similar words

咸味xián wèi: The quality of food having a salty taste.
咸淡xián dàn: The degree of saltiness in a dish after seasoning.
盐分yán fèn: The quantity or percentage of salt in food.

Definition in Chinese

用于衡量菜肴或汤中盐味强弱的程度，强调食物吃起来是否过咸或不足。yòng yú héng liáng cài yáo huò tāng zhōng yán wèi qiáng ruò de chéng dù qiáng diào shí wù chī qǐ lái shì fǒu guò xián huò bù zú

Word origin

咸 (xián, "salty") + 度 (dù, "degree") literally links salty taste with its degree, creating a noun for how salty food is.

Usage tips

  • The word isolates salt taste from other flavors, so it helps describe seasoning even when sweetness, sourness, or spice also affects the dish.

Other meanings

  • salt levelnoun

Opposites

  • 淡味dàn wèiblandnessnoun

Related words

  • 咸味xián wèisalty flavornoun

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