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糖tángsugar

HSK 3word

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糖 (táng) means "sugar," the sweet substance added to food and drinks, as in 咖啡里放糖 (to put sugar in coffee). It also means "sweets" or "candy," and pieces are counted with 颗 or 块, as in 一块糖 (a piece of candy). Context shows whether sugar or candy is meant.

What does 糖 mean?

  1. 1.

    sugarnoun

  2. 2.

    sweetsnoun

  3. 3.

    candynoun

What does the character 糖 mean?

  • 糖sugar

How do you use 糖?

糖 can mean the sugar you add to drinks or a piece of candy; 放糖 means to add sugar.

What are some examples of 糖 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 3

    我的咖啡不要放糖。

    Wǒ de kāfēi búyào fàng táng.

    Don't put sugar in my coffee.

  2. HSK 1

    孩子们都喜欢吃糖。

    Háizimen dōu xǐhuan chī táng.

    Children all like eating candy.

  3. HSK 3

    妈妈给了我一块糖。

    Māma gěile wǒ yí kuài táng.

    Mom gave me a piece of candy.

How is 糖 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你的茶要放糖吗？

    Nǐ de chá yào fàng táng ma?

    Do you want sugar in your tea?

  2. Speaker B:

    放一点就行。

    Fàng yìdiǎn jiù xíng.

    Just a little is fine.

  3. Speaker A:

    我放了一小块，你试试。

    Wǒ fàngle yì xiǎo kuài, nǐ shìshi.

    I put in one small piece. Try it.

  4. Speaker B:

    很好喝，正好。

    Hěn hǎo hē, zhènghǎo.

    It tastes great, just right.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.