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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[tāng]
  1. 1. noun [热水] hot water
  2. 2. noun [指食物] soup

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[tāng]
  1. 1. noun hot water; boiling water
  2. 2. noun (usually used as part of a place name) hot springs
  3. 3. noun water in which something has been boiled
    饺子
    jiaozi water
    ginger tea
  4. 4. noun soup; broth
    chicken soup
    三菜一
    soup and three other courses
    喝点儿吧。
    Have some soup.
  5. 5. noun a liquid preparation of medicinal herbs; decoction
    柴胡
    a decoction of Chinese thorowax root (with other ingredients)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[tāng]
  1. 1. 热水;开水
    蹈火。
    止沸。
    锅。
  2. 2. 中药加水煎出的药液
    服用。
    六味地黄
    剂。
  3. 3. 汁多菜少的菜肴;食物煮后所得的汁液
    三鲜
    绿豆
  4. 4. 名 [口] 某些含水分较多的食物腐烂后流出的汁液
    桃子烂得都流儿了。
  5. 5. 古代指温泉。现多用于地名
    泉。
    山(在北京)。
    口(在安徽)。
  6. 6. E右边的"堎",第一画是横折折折钩(唹),不要断成两画。

Examples

快熬干了。
The soup is overstewed; it's nearly dried up.
我要了两个炒菜一个
I ordered two dishes and soup.
这个太淡。
There's not enough salt in this soup. or This soup is too bland for me.
一开锅就把浮面的油撇掉。
Skim the grease from the soup when it starts to boil.
刚出锅的滚热的
boiling hot soup just from the pot
太腻了。
The soup is too oily.
热一热
heat up the soup
别把洒了。
Don't spill the soup.
这个不是味儿。
This soup doesn't have the right flavour.

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