盐 yán saltCL: 粒 lì Example sentences 你放太多盐了,下次得放少一点。 nǐ fàng tài duō yánle, xiàcì dé fàng shǎo yīdiǎn. You put too much salt. You have to put less next time 这道菜很咸,是不是放了很多盐? zhè dào cài hěn xián, shìbùshì fàng le hěn duō yán? This dish is very salty, does it contains a lot of salt?