Definition

Examples

• 腌酸菜的时候要用盐水泡一天。
  Yān suān cài de shíhou yào yòng yán shuǐ pào yì tiān.
  When pickling sour cabbage, you need to soak it in brine for a day.
• 医生用盐水给我冲洗了伤口。
  Yīshēng yòng yán shuǐ gěi wǒ chōngxǐ le shāngkǒu.
  The doctor rinsed my wound with saline.
• 煮面条时水里加点盐水，面条会更筋道。
  Zhǔ miàntiáo shí shuǐ li jiā diǎn yán shuǐ, miàntiáo huì gèng jīndao.
  Adding a bit of salt water to the cooking noodles makes them chewier.