yán

common
noun

Meaning of 大盐

大盐 means coarse salt made by boiling or sun-drying seawater; unrefined sea salt. Pronounced dà yán.

  • coarse salt made by boiling or sun-drying seawater; unrefined sea salt

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shì
yòng
chuán
tǒng
fāng
zhì
zuò
de
yán
 

This is coarse salt made using traditional methods.

yán
jīng
zhì
yán
hán
yǒu
gèng
duō
de
kuàng
zhì
 

Coarse salt contains more minerals than refined salt.

mín
men
hǎi
shuǐ
shài
gān
zhì
chéng
yán
 

The fishermen dry seawater in the sun to make coarse salt.

Jiù
shí
běi
fāng
rén
duō
shí
yòng
yán
 
ér
fēi
yán
 

In the past, people in the north mostly consumed coarse salt rather than fine salt.

Measure Words

/ jīn
Primary
/ dài
/ dūn
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