preferring less salt; having a light palate
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
preferring less salty food; having a light palate
neutralDescribes someone who prefers lightly seasoned food, especially with less salt. The opposite is 口重 (kǒu zhòng).
Wǒ我
bǐ比
jiào较
kǒu口
xiǎo小
，
zhè这
ge个
cài菜
duì对
wǒ我
lái来
shuō说
tài太
xián咸
le了
。
I have a light palate; this dish is too salty for me.
Tā他
kǒu口
xiǎo小
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
zuò做
cài菜
shí时
yào要
shǎo少
fàng放
diǎn点
yán盐
。
He prefers less salt, so use less when cooking.
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Wǒ我
men们
jiā家
rén人
kǒu口
xiǎo小
，
tāng汤
dōu都
hē喝
dé得
hěn很
qīng清
dàn淡
。
Everyone in our family has a light palate; we like our soup very mild.