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| Pronunciation |
: |
táng |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- sugar. (n)
- sweets; candy; sweetmeats. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
米 |
| Strokes |
: |
16 |
| Traditional |
: |
糖 |
| Usage |
: |
4% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
sugar candy; rock sugar |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
glucose; grape sugar; dextrose |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
sweets; candy; sweetmeats |
Sentences:
| 1. Do you take milk and sugar in your tea? |
| nǐ |
de |
chá |
lǐ |
yào |
jiā |
niú |
nǎi |
hé |
táng |
ma |
？ |
| 你 |
的 |
茶 |
里 |
要 |
加 |
牛 |
奶 |
和 |
糖 |
吗 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 你的 |
: |
your |
| 茶 |
: |
tea |
| 里 |
: |
in |
| 要 |
: |
want |
| 加 |
: |
add |
| 牛奶 |
: |
milk |
| 和 |
: |
and |
| 糖 |
: |
sugar |
| 吗 |
: |
question marker |
|
| 2. I bought him a packet of sugar. |
| wǒ |
gěi |
tā |
mǎi |
le |
yī |
dài |
táng |
guǒ |
。 |
| 我 |
给 |
他 |
买 |
了 |
一 |
袋 |
糖 |
果 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 给 |
: |
for |
| 他 |
: |
him |
| 买 |
: |
buy |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used for an anticipated or presupposed action |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 袋 |
: |
(measure word) bag |
| 糖果 |
: |
candy |
|
| 3. How does sugar taste? |
| bái |
táng |
shí |
me |
wèi |
dào |
？ |
| 白 |
糖 |
什 |
么 |
味 |
道 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 白 |
: |
white |
| 糖 |
: |
sugar |
| 什么 |
: |
what |
| 味道 |
: |
taste |
|
Learn a Chinese Character a Day
shouldn’t 糖 果 refer to “sweets / candy” rather than “sugar”?
Hi kumhor,
Yes. 糖果 means sweets / candy.