甜 - tián - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 3 - Medium
11 strokes
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甜

tián

Definition

sweet
这个西瓜一点儿都不甜。

This watermelon isn't sweet at all.

这孩子嘴甜。

This child is very sweet.

Character Decomposition

Related words (39)

sweetness

dessert

sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit

甜心

tián xīn

delighted to oblige; sweetheart

甜橙

tián chéng

sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)

甜润

tián rùn

sweet and mellow; fresh and moist (air)

dessert

muskmelon

to sleep soundly

sweet and innocent

ice-cream cone

sweet; pleasant; happy

甜腻

tián nì

sweet and unctuous; (fig.) overly sentimental

beet; beetroot

sweet; happy

sweet words; fine talk

sugar snap pea

sweet liquor

sweet and sour

dessert; sweet

see 天妇罗

sweetener (food additive)

sweet and delicious

doughnut

very sweet

fermented rice

sweet and sour pork

sweet sorghum

lovey-dovey; cloying; sugary

sweeten

soft-spoken; affable; full of honeyed words

嘴甜

zuǐ tián

sweet-talking; ingratiating

回甜

huí tián

to have a sweet aftertaste

sweet

sour and sweet

fragrant and sweet; sound (sleep)

酸甜苦辣

suān tián kǔ là

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot; (fig.) the joys and sorrows of life

aspartame (loanword)

dessert wine

Idioms (5)

甜言美语

tián yán měi yǔ

sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom); hypocritical flattery

甜言蜜语

tián yán mì yǔ

sweet speech and honeyed words (idiom); hypocritical flattery

嘴甜心苦

zuǐ tián xīn kǔ

sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery

忆苦思甜

yì kǔ sī tián

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

话多不甜

huà duō bù tián

too much talk is a nuisance (idiom)

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