Definition
酱 covers both Chinese savory fermented pastes (soybean paste, broad bean paste) and Western-style fruit jams. It can also be used as a verb meaning to marinate or cook food with a soy-based sauce. Context determines which sense is intended.
noun
thick fermented paste (e.g., soybean paste, broad bean paste)jamfruit preserve
verb
to marinate or cook with a thick sauce (typically soy-based)
Easily confused
- 桨jiǎnglook-alikeoar; paddle
- 将jiāngsound-alike(adverb) will, be going to
- 奖jiǎnglook-alike(noun) prize, award
- 讲jiǎngsound-aliketo speak, to tell
- 降jiàngsound-aliketo fall, to drop, to descend (of temperature, prices, altitude, etc.)
- 姜jiāngsound-alikeginger
- 江jiāngsound-alikeriver
- 僵jiāngsound-alikestiff, rigid (especially of body parts from cold, staying still, or after death)
Examples
- 酱。Wǒ zǎocān xǐhuan chī miànbāo pèi cǎoméi jiàng.I like to eat bread with strawberry jam for breakfast.
- ，酱。Zuò málà huǒguō shí, wǒ jiā le yì diǎn dòubàn jiàng.When making spicy hot pot, I added a little broad bean paste.
- ，。Māma bǎ ròu jiàng le yíxià, wèidào hěn hǎo.Mom marinated the meat with sauce, and it tasted great.
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