5 sentences

1. 我们在烹饪中使用食盐来调味。

   wǒ​men zài pēng​rèn zhōng shǐ​yòng shí​yán lái tiáo​wèi.

   We use table salt for seasoning in our cooking.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 他误将橱柜里的食盐当成了白糖。

   tā wù jiāng chú​guì lǐ de shí​yán dàng​chéng le bái​táng.

   He mistook the salt in the cupboard for sugar.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 政府对烟草和食盐等商品实行专卖。

   zhèng​fǔ duì yān​cǎo hé shí​yán děng shāng​pǐn shí​xíng zhuān​mài.

   The government maintains a monopoly on commodities such as tobacco and salt.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 由于担心物价上涨，人们纷纷到超市抢购食盐。

   yóu​yú dān​xīn wù​jià shàng​zhǎng, rén​men fēn​fēn dào chāo​shì qiǎng​gòu shí​yán.

   Concerned about price hikes, people are flocking to supermarkets to panic-buy salt.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 在某些地区，食盐曾被当作货来衡量其他商品的价值。

   zài mǒu​xiē dì​qū, shí​yán céng bèi dàng​zuò huò lái héng​liáng qí​tā shāng​pǐn de jià​zhí.

   In some regions, table salt was once used as a currency to measure the value of other commodities.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary