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酱油 (jiàng yóu) — how to say "soy sauce" in Chinese
酱油
Soy sauce
noun
Character composition
酱
sauce, paste
油
oil
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
酉
Wine
#164 · yǒu · 7 strokes
Collocations
酱油味
jiàng yóu wèi
soy sauce flavor
加酱油
jiā jiàng yóu
add soy sauce
Examples
做这个菜的时候，需要加一点酱油来调味和上色。
When making this dish, you need to add a little soy sauce for flavor and color.
放酱油
Add soy sauce.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "soy sauce" in Chinese?
"soy sauce" in Chinese is 酱油 (jiàng yóu).
Jiang you meaning in Chinese
酱油 (jiàng yóu) means "Soy sauce".
Soy sauce in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced jiàng yóu (written as jiang you, jiangyou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "soy sauce" in Chinese characters?
It is written 酱油: 酱 has 13 strokes, 油 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 酱油?
酱油 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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