Pronunciation
:
tián
Meaning
:
sweet; honeyed. (adj )
(of sleep) sound. (adj )
sweetness. (n )
Radical
:
甘
Strokes
:
11
Traditional
:
甜
Usage
:
2.8%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
:
The sweet taste snack food; dessert
2.
:
good; benefit (as an inducement)
3.
:
sweet; luscious; pleasant; refreshing
4.
:
treacle; sweet; happy
Sentences:
1. This watermelon is really sweet!
zhè
xī
guā
hǎo
tián
na
！
这
西
瓜
好
甜
哪
！
这
:
this
西瓜
:
watermelon
好
:
good, really
甜
:
sweet
哪
:
used in the same way as 啊, only after words ending with consonant n
2. have a sound (or sweet) sleep; sleep soundly
shuì
de
zhēn
tián
睡
得
真
甜
睡
:
sleep
得
:
(particle) used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree
真
:
really
甜
:
sweet and sound
3. Some new desserts were introduced to the menu.
cài
pǔ
lǐ
jiā
le
yī
xiē
xīn
de
tián
diǎn
。
菜
谱
里
加
了
一
些
新
的
甜
点
。
菜谱
:
menu
里
:
inside
加
:
add
了
:
(particle) used after an action that has taken place
一些
:
(measure word) some
新的
:
new
甜点
:
dessert
4. Love is a sweet torment.
ài
qíng
shì
yī
zhǒng
tián
mì
de
tòng
kǔ
。
爱
情
是
一
种
甜
蜜
的
痛
苦
。
爱情
:
love
是
:
is
一
:
one
种
:
(measure word) kind; sort; type
甜蜜的
:
sweet
痛苦
:
painful; torture
5. He had a sweet taste of victory.
tā
pǐn
cháng
guò
shèng
lì
de
gān
tián
。
他
品
尝
过
胜
利
的
甘
甜
。
他
:
he
品尝
:
taste, sample, savour
过
:
(particle) used after a verb to indicate the completion of an action
胜利
:
vicotry
的
:
(particle) used after an attribute
甘甜
:
sweetness
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Hi Min Min
菜 谱 里 加 了 一 些 新 的 甜 点 。
I can’t get the pinying correctly and clearly of these two
words “菜 谱” Only 菜 is sounded but not 谱” If they are
pronounced together, is it “Chai Poi”
“里” is also not sounded out. Please get check it out
and get back.
Thanks.
Hi,
The pronunciation is correct, only the sound is a bit fast.
You can try to download the sound with slower version and “character by character” version here.
http://www.learnchineseeveryday.com/download/caipuli.zip
I say, Min Min, you are great. I got the pinyin right
this time when I checked out the site given by you.
It says in 2 speeds, one moderate and another much
slower in “菜 谱 里” character by character [cài pǔ lǐ ]
Also thanks for the other enquiries that you have
clarified to my safisfaction. I understand all your
explanations.
Best regards.