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煮海为盐
zhǔ​hǎi​wéi​yán

boil seawater for salt

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 煮 zhǔ verb
    to boil
    to cook or heat food and other items in boiling water; to boil
  2. 海 hǎi noun
    sea
    ocean or sea; large bodies of water including salt lakes or large inland lakes
  3. 为 為 wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  4. 盐 鹽 yán noun
    table salt
    common table salt; sodium chloride