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tián
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. sweet

Example Sentences

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這顆蘋果很
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13167245)

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Words Containing 甜

酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot

甜润
tián rùn

sweet and mellow

强扭的瓜不甜
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián

lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)

话多不甜
huà duō bù tián

too much talk is a nuisance (idiom)

甜酸
tián suān

sweet and sour

打一巴掌,给个甜枣
dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo

lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)

加甜
jiā tián

sweeten

甜酒
tián jiǔ

sweet liquor

甜瓜
tián guā

muskmelon

甜言
tián yán

sweet words

甜酸肉
tián suān ròu

sweet and sour pork

甜美
tián měi

sweet

甜甜圈
tián tián quān

doughnut

甜蜜
tián mì

sweet

甜言美语
tián yán měi yǔ

sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom); hypocritical flattery

甜橙
tián chéng

sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)

甜酒酿
tián jiǔ niàng

fermented rice

甜食
tián shí

dessert

阿斯巴甜
ā sī bā tián

aspartame (loanword)

餐末甜酒
cān mò tián jiǔ

dessert wine

甜高粱
tián gāo liáng

sweet sorghum

甜豆
tián dòu

sugar snap pea

傻白甜
shǎ bái tián

(Internet slang) sweet, naive young woman

酸甜
suān tián

sour and sweet

甜不辣
tián bù là

deep-fried fish cake popular in Taiwan (loanword from Japanese \tempura\)

忆苦思甜
yì kǔ sī tián

to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)

甜言蜜语
tián yán mì yǔ

(idiom) sweet words

回甜
huí tián

to have a sweet aftertaste

甜品
tián pǐn

dessert

嘴甜心苦
zuǐ tián xīn kǔ

sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery

甜睡
tián shuì

to sleep soundly

清甜
qīng tián

(of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet

甜蜜蜜
tián mì mì

very sweet

甜筒
tián tǒng

ice-cream cone

甜菜
tián cài

beet

甜味
tián wèi

sweetness

嘴甜
zuǐ tián

sweet-talking

香甜
xiāng tián

fragrant and sweet

甜菊
tián jú

Stevia, South American sunflower genus

甜点
tián diǎn

dessert

甜津津
tián jīn jīn

sweet and delicious

口甜
kǒu tián

soft-spoken

甜得发腻
tián de fā nì

lovey-dovey

百利甜酒
bǎi lì tián jiǔ

Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)

甜腻
tián nì

sweet and unctuous

甜味剂
tián wèi jì

sweetener (food additive)

甜稚
tián zhì

sweet and innocent

甜心
tián xīn

delighted to oblige

甜菊糖
tián jú táng

Stevia extract, used as sugar substitute

甜头
tián tou

sweet taste (of power, success etc)

百利甜
bǎi lì tián

Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)

甘甜
gān tián

sweet