xǐ​yán

desalinization

  • created reference approved 洗盐/洗鹽 → 洗碱/洗鹼 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    洗盐 / 洗鹽 xǐ​yán

    洗碱 / 洗鹼 xǐ​jiǎn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 洗盐/洗鹽 · xǐ​yán · desalinization — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    洗盐 / 洗鹽

    xǐ​yán

    desalinization

    To remove salt or alkaline components from soil by flooding or washing with water, or the process thereof

    洗 (literal) → 洗 · xǐ · to clear away 盐 (literal) → 盐/鹽 · yán · table salt

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 洗盐/洗鹽 · xǐ​yán · to wash salt — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    洗盐 / 洗鹽

    xǐ​yán

    to wash salt

    To wash harvested salt with brine to remove impurities like sand and dirt

    洗 (literal) → 洗 · xǐ · to wash 盐 (literal) → 盐/鹽 · yán · table salt

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense