yánchǎng

盐场

Word · NounTraditional鹽場

salt field; saltern; salt works

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

salt field; saltern; place where salt is produced

Refers specifically to coastal or lakeside areas, or locations near salt wells, where salt is extracted from seawater or brine through evaporation.

Zhè这
gè个
yán盐
chǎng场
měi每
tiān天
néng能
shēng生
chǎn产
shù数
bǎi百
dūn吨
hǎi海
yán盐
 。

This salt field can produce hundreds of tons of sea salt every day.

Tā他
de的
zǔ祖
fù父
zài在
nà那
piàn片
yán盐
chǎng场
gōng工
zuò作
le了
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
 。

His grandfather worked at that salt field for his entire life.

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Zhè这
piàn片
hǎi海
tān滩
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
kāi开
fā发
chéng成
dà大
xíng型
yán盐
chǎng场
 。

This beach has already been developed into a large-scale saltern.