Word: 盐 (yán)

你觉得再加一点盐味道会更好？

Nǐ juéde zài jiā yìdiǎn yán wèidao huì gèng hǎo?

You think adding a little salt will make it taste much better?

先翻炒几下，再加点盐。

Xiān fānchǎo jǐ xià, zài jiādiǎn yán.

Toss it in the pan a few times first, then add a little salt.

八宝饭上调把盐，又添一味

bābǎofàn shàngdiào bǎ yán, yòu tiān yíwèi

Sprinkling salt on eight-treasure rice: adds another flavour

别放太多盐。

Bié fàng tài duō yán.

Don't add too much salt.

咸菜拌豆腐,用不着盐

xiáncài bàn dòufu,yòngbùzháo yán

pickles mixed with tofu: no need for salt

咸菜烧鲤鱼,有盐在先

xiáncài shāo lǐyú,yǒu yán zài xiān

pickles braised with carp: there's salt first

咸菜蘸酱,盐重了

xiáncài zhànjiàng,yán zhòngle

dipping pickles in sauce: too salty

在伤口上洒盐。

Zài shāngkǒu shàng sǎ yán.

Rub salt in the wound.

她发现她已经断盐了。

Tā fāxiàn tā yǐjīng duàn yán le.

She discovered that she had run out of salt.

她煮菜不加盐。

Tā zhǔ cài bù jiā yán.

She doesn't use salt when cooking.

我认为这可以撒些盐。

Wǒ rènwéi zhè kěyǐ sǎ xiē yán.

I think that it could use some salt.

把面煮熟，加盐即可。

Bǎ miàn zhǔshóu, jiā yán jíkě.

Cook the noodles, then just add salt.

是灰比土热，是盐比酱咸

shì huī bǐ tǔ rè, shì yán bǐ jiàng Xián

if it's ash it's warmer than earth; if it's salt it's saltier than soy sauce

每天的盐摄入不要太多。

Měitiān de yán shèrù búyào tài duō.

Your daily salt intake shouldn't be too high.

水里的盐已经饱和了。

Shuǐ lǐ de yán yǐjīng bǎohéle.

The salt in the water has already reached saturation.

汤太淡了，再添点盐吧。

Tāng tài dànle, zài tiān diǎn yán ba.

The soup is too bland, so add a bit more salt.

汤里再搁一点盐就好了。

Tāng lǐ zài gē yìdiǎn yán jiù hǎole.

Just add a little more salt to the soup and it'll be fine.

汤里请再加上一点盐。

Tāng lǐ qǐng zài jiāshàng yìdiǎn yán.

Please add a little more salt to the soup.

没有再多的盐了。

Méiyǒu zài duō de yán le.

There's no more salt.

烹调鱼的时候，别放太多盐。

Pēngtiáo yú de shíhou, bié fàng tài duō yán.

When cooking fish, don't add too much salt.

煮汤的时候，请放适量的盐。

Zhǔtāng de shíhou, qǐng fàng shìliàng de yán.

When you make soup, please add an appropriate amount of salt.

爆炒鹅卵石，不进油盐

bàochǎo éluǎnshí, bú jìn yóu yán

stir-frying pebbles over high heat: oil and salt won't go in

盐可以帮助保存食物避免腐烂。

Yán kěyǐ bāngzhù bǎocún shíwù bìmiǎn fǔlàn.

Salt helps to preserve food from decay.

盐堆里爬出来的,尽说咸话

yán duī lǐ pá chūlái de,jǐn shuō Xián huà

crawled out of a pile of salt: says nothing but "xián" talk (salty / idle)

盐放进热水里很快就溶解了。

Yán fàngjìn rèshuǐ lǐ hěn kuài jiù róngjiěle.

Salt dissolves quickly when you put it in hot water.

盐水晒干以后，盐就结晶了。

Yánshuǐ shàigān yǐhòu, yán jiù jiéjīng le.

After the salt water dries in the sun, the salt crystallizes.

石头蛋腌咸菜，一盐难进

shítou dàn yān xiáncài, yì yán nánjìn

pickling vegetables in a stone egg: one salt, hard to get in

腌制黄瓜需要放很多盐吗？

Yānzhì huángguā xūyào fàng hěn duō yán ma?

Do you need a lot of salt to pickle cucumbers?

菜里的盐含量不能太高。

Cài lǐ de yán hánliàng bùnéng tài gāo.

The amount of salt in the dishes can't be too high.

菜里盐放得过量，就太咸了。

Cài lǐ yán fàng de guòliàng, jiù tài Xián le.

If you put in too much salt, the dish is too salty.

菜里盐的含量不能太高。

Cài lǐ yán de hánliàng bùnéng tài gāo.

The salt content in the food shouldn't be too high.

请你把盐递过来好吗？

Qǐng nǐ bǎ yán dì guòlái hǎo ma?

Could you pass me the salt, please?

请帮我递下盐。

Qǐng bāng wǒ dì xià yán.

Please pass me the salt.

请把盐递给我。

Qǐng bǎ yán dìgěi wǒ.

Please pass me the salt.

豆浆加盐后会凝聚成块。

Dòujiāng jiā yán hòu huì níngjù chéng kuài.

Soy milk coagulates into lumps after salt is added.

还有多余的盐吗？

Háiyǒu duōyú de yán ma?

Is there any salt left?

这汤里盐放多了。

Zhè tāng lǐ yán fàng duō le.

There's too much salt in this soup.

鸡蛋换盐，不见钱

jīdàn huàn yán, bújiàn qián

swapping eggs for salt: no money seen