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Usages of xián
今天 饭店 的 菜 不 太 甜， 也 不 太 咸。jīntiān fàndiàn de cài bù tài tián, yě bù tài xián.
The dishes in the restaurant today are not very sweet and not very salty.
这 个 汤 太 咸 太 辣 了， 我 不 太 喜欢。zhè gè tāng tài xián tài là le, wǒ bù tài xǐhuan.
This soup is too salty and too spicy; I don’t really like it.
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