How to Say ‘No soy sauce is added’ in Simplified Chinese
不放酱油
bù fàng jiàng yóu
[bù fahng jiàngyóu]
💬 Usage Tip: 放 literally means "to put", and in cooking it means adding an ingredient. You can use it to make requests: 不放辣 (bú fàng là) "no chili". Note that 不 becomes (bú) before a falling tone like 放.
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
放
fàng
[fahng]
to put; to add
Commonly used when asking someone to add or not add an ingredient.
请不要放肉。
Please don’t add meat.
酱油
jiàng yóu
[jiàngyóu]
soy sauce
A salty dark sauce made from soybeans, used for flavor and color.
这个菜酱油放多了。
Too much soy sauce was put in this dish.
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