Chinese word

蘸料

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhàn liào

Meaning

  • noundipping sauce

Example

这道菜的蘸料很特别。zhè dào cài de zhàn liào hěn tè bié

The dipping sauce for this dish is very special.

Illustration for 蘸料 (dipping sauce)

More examples

在火锅旁，大家用小碟子盛蘸料。zài huǒ guō páng dà jiā yòng xiǎo dié zi shèng zhàn liào

Beside the hot pot, everyone uses small dishes to hold the dipping sauce.

Core concept

A flavor layer carried onto each bite when food is dipped into a dish of seasoning.

Common phrases

  • 自制蘸料zì zhì zhàn liào

    homemade dipping sauce

  • 小碗蘸料xiǎo wǎn zhàn liào

    small bowl of dipping sauce

  • 蘸料的味道zhàn liào de wèi dào

    taste of dipping sauce

Similar words

蘸酱zhàn jiàng: A thick sauce served in a small dish for dipping food.
酱油jiàng yóu: A salty liquid seasoning made from fermented soybeans.

Definition in Chinese

用于把食物蘸着吃的调味液或调味品，常盛于小碟中供蘸取。yòng yú bǎ shí wù zhàn zhe chī de tiáo wèi yè huò tiáo wèi pǐn cháng shèng yú xiǎo dié zhōng gōng zhàn qǔ

Word origin

蘸料 (zhànliào, "dipping sauce") is formed from 蘸 (zhàn, "dip") + 料 (liào, "seasoning"), so its name connects a way of eating with the flavoring used that way.

Usage tips

  • Its use differs from seasoning mixed into a dish because the food meets it at the moment of eating rather than during cooking.

Other meanings

  • saucenoun

Related words

  • 蘸酱zhàn jiàngdipping saucenoun

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