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táng
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. sugar
  2. 2. sweets
  3. 3. candy

Example Sentences

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溶于水。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 736554)

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Words Containing 糖

葡糖胺
pú táng àn

glucosamine

甲之蜜糖,乙之砒霜
jiǎ zhī mì táng , yǐ zhī pī shuāng

one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)

菊糖
jú táng

(biochemistry) inulin (aka fructosan)

糖衣炮弹
táng yī pào dàn

sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupting bourgeois influences

核酮糖
hé tóng táng

ribulose (type of sugar)

乳糖
rǔ táng

lactose

棉花糖
mián huā táng

cotton candy

葡糖
pú táng

glucose C6H12O6

止咳糖浆
zhǐ ké táng jiāng

cough suppressant syrup

糖果
táng guǒ

candy

蔗糖
zhè táng

cane sugar

去氧核糖核酸
qù yǎng hé táng hé suān

deoxyribonucleic acid

糖类
táng lèi

sugar (chemistry)

糖汁
táng zhī

syrup

糖醋
táng cù

sweet and sour

糖蜜
táng mì

molasses

庚糖
gēng táng

heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms

糖粉
táng fěn

icing sugar

果糖
guǒ táng

fructose

砂糖
shā táng

granulated sugar

木聚糖
mù jù táng

xylan

糖皮质激素
táng pí zhì jī sù

glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)

糖酯
táng zhǐ

glycolipid

果味胶糖
guǒ wèi jiāo táng

jujube

第一型糖尿病
dì yī xíng táng niào bìng

Type 1 diabetes

脱氧核糖
tuō yǎng hé táng

deoxyribose

丁糖
dīng táng

tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms

焦糖
jiāo táng

caramel

糖尿病
táng niào bìng

diabetes

甘露糖醇
gān lù táng chún

mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol

寡糖
guǎ táng

oligosaccharide

糖精
táng jīng

saccharin

冰糖
bīng táng

crystal sugar

脱氧脱糖核酸
tuō yǎng tuō táng hé suān

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

泡泡口香糖
pào pào kǒu xiāng táng

bubble-gum

代糖
dài táng

sugar substitute

氨基葡萄糖
ān jī pú tao táng

glucosamine (C6H13NO5)

葡萄糖胺
pú tao táng àn

glucosamine (C6H13NO5)

糖醋肉
táng cù ròu

sweet and sour pork

核糖体
hé táng tǐ

ribosome

木糖
mù táng

xylose (type of sugar)

血糖
xuè táng

blood sugar

糖酵解
táng jiào jiě

glycolysis (anaerobic metabolism of glucose)

会哭的孩子有糖吃
huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī

lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom)

蜜糖
mì táng

honey

糖饴
táng yí

malt sugar

方糖
fāng táng

sugar cube

半糖夫妻
bàn táng fū qī

weekend spouse

糖稀
táng xī

maltose syrup

软糖
ruǎn táng

soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc)

己糖
jǐ táng

hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pú tao táng]

半乳糖血症
bàn rǔ táng xuè zhèng

galactosemia

翻糖
fān táng

fondant (loanword)

麦芽糖
mài yá táng

maltose (sweet syrup)

糖苷
táng gān

glucoside

多糖
duō táng

polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate such as starch 澱粉|淀粉 and cellulose 纖維素|纤维素)

糖葫芦
táng hú lu

sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer

糖原
táng yuán

glycogen

糖脂
táng zhī

glycolipid

玉米糖浆
yù mǐ táng jiāng

corn syrup

三碳糖
sān tàn táng

triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gān yóu quán]

红糖
hóng táng

brown sugar

高果糖玉米糖浆
gāo guǒ táng yù mǐ táng jiāng

high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)

白糖
bái táng

(refined) white sugar

糖衣
táng yī

frosting or icing (on cakes etc)

糖浆
táng jiāng

syrup

糖房
táng fáng

sugar mill

丙糖
bǐng táng

triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gān yóu quán]

磕糖
kē táng

(slang) to revel in the sight of one's favorite couple being affectionate

棒糖
bàng táng

sucker

甘糖醇
gān táng chún

mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol

信使核糖核酸
xìn shǐ hé táng hé suān

messenger RNA, mRNA

糖寮
táng liáo

sugar mill

糖醇
táng chún

sugar alcohol

双糖
shuāng táng

disaccharide

薄荷糖
bò he táng

mint (confectionery)

黑糖
hēi táng

unrefined sugar

七碳糖
qī tàn táng

heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms

醛糖
quán táng

aldose, monosaccharide containing aldehyde group -COH

五碳糖
wǔ tàn táng

pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[hé táng]

酮糖
tóng táng

ketose, monosaccharide containing ketone group

太妃糖
tài fēi táng

toffee (loanword)

乳糖不耐症
rǔ táng bù nài zhèng

lactose intolerance

脱氧核糖核酸
tuō yǎng hé táng hé suān

DNA

糖醋鱼
táng cù yú

sweet and sour fish

木糖醇
mù táng chún

xylitol

槭糖浆
qì táng jiāng

maple syrup

四碳糖
sì tàn táng

tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms

葡萄糖
pú tao táng

glucose C6H12O6

第二型糖尿病
dì èr xíng táng niào bìng

Type 2 diabetes

枫糖
fēng táng

maple syrup

高血糖
gāo xuè táng

hyperglycemia

核糖核酸
hé táng hé suān

ribonucleic acid (RNA)

白砂糖
bái shā táng

white granulated sugar

半乳糖
bàn rǔ táng

galactose (CH2O)6

糖萼
táng è

glycocalyx

低血糖
dī xuè táng

hypoglycemia (medicine)

二糖
èr táng

disaccharide

冰糖葫芦
bīng táng hú lu

sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer

糖醋里脊
táng cù lǐ jǐ

sweet and sour pork

单糖
dān táng

monosaccharide

绵白糖
mián bái táng

sugar powder

泡泡糖
pào pào táng

bubble gum

阿拉伯糖
ā lā bó táng

arabinose (type of sugar)

肝糖
gān táng

glycogen

糖高粱
táng gāo liáng

sweet sorghum

糖瓜
táng guā

malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神

糖友
táng yǒu

diabetes sufferer

糖水
táng shuǐ

syrup

无糖
wú táng

sugar free

糖油粑粑
táng yóu bā bā

sweet snack made from glutinous rice, sugar and honey, common in Changsha 長沙|长沙[cháng shā], Hunan

跳跳糖
tiào tiào táng

Pop Rocks

核糖
hé táng

ribose

戊糖
wù táng

pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[hé táng]

喜糖
xǐ táng

sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)

硬糖
yìng táng

hard candy

甜菊糖
tián jú táng

Stevia extract, used as sugar substitute

麦芽糖醇
mài yá táng chún

maltitol, a sugar alcohol

赤藓糖醇
chì xiǎn táng chún

erythritol, a sugar alcohol

六碳糖
liù tàn táng

hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pú tao táng]

转化糖
zhuǎn huà táng

inverted sugar

玛仁糖
mǎ rén táng

traditional Xinjiang sweet walnut cake

口香糖
kǒu xiāng táng

chewing gum

木酮糖
mù tóng táng

xylulose (type of sugar)

土耳其软糖
tǔ ěr qí ruǎn táng

Turkish delight

饴糖
yí táng

malt sugar

糖蛋白
táng dàn bái

glycoprotein

棒棒糖
bàng bàng táng

lollipop

肽聚糖
tài jù táng

peptidoglycan (PG) or murein (polymer of sugars and amino acids forming cell wall)

来苏糖
lái sū táng

lyxose (type of sugar)

龙须糖
lóng xū táng

dragon's beard candy, a Chinese confection made from floured taffy pulled into flossy strands