Word: 腌 (yān) Traditional: 醃 腌 dictionary entry yān to salt; to pickle; to cure (meat); to marinate Full dictionary entry for 腌 Example sentences using 腌 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 肉腌了一晚上，很入味。 Ròu yānle yì wǎnshang, hěn rùwèi. The meat marinated overnight, so it's very flavorful. 鸡肉要先腌二十分钟，才会入味。 Jīròu yào xiān yān èrshí fēnzhōng, cái huì rùwèi. The chicken needs to marinate for twenty minutes first to take on flavor.