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tián Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tián | tian2
English translation
sweet
sweet, sweetness

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About tián

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

tián

Contains the radical

Gān

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

Something tasty  Gān to the tongue  shé

Etymology of tián

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

舌甘

Explanation

Depicts the tongue ( shé ) tasting something sweet ( Gān ).

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Example sentences using tián

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zhè 简直 jiǎnzhí 一点 yī diǎn tián ,元气 yuán qì Huán dōu 保存 bǎocún zhāo . ”

This is hardly sweet at all and all the strength is still in it. "

最后 zuìhòu , 最高 zuì gāo 法院 fǎyuàn 断然 duàn rán 拒绝 jùjué le "阿纳 " àn 超过 chāoguò 票数 piào shù de " tián " de 理论 lǐlùn .

Ultimately, the Court squarely rejected the Arnett plurality's " bitter with the sweet " theory.

Fāng 鸿 hóng 渐要 bào 小姐 xiǎojie 欢心 huān xīn ,便 biàn Hēi tián 朱古力 zhū gǔ lì 小姐 xiǎojie 那些 nà xiē 亲昵 qīn nì de 称呼 chēnghu 告诉 gàosu .

He tried to amuse her by calling her the affectionate nicknames " Dark Sweetie " and " Miss Chocolate. "

de 甜言蜜语 tián yán mì yǔ Líng 如梦如 chī .

His sweet talk made her dreamy.

喜欢 xǐhuan chī de , 但是 dànshì 喜欢 xǐhuan 甜食 tián shí .

I like spicy food, but I don't like sweet food.

Words with tián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
tián sweet tián
甜蜜 tián mì sweet甜蜜 tián mì
甜美 tián měi sweet甜美 tián měi
甜品 tián pǐn dessert甜品 tián pǐn
甜言蜜语 tián yán mì yǔ sweet talk甜言蜜語
甜头 tián tou benefit甜頭
甜食 tián shí dessert甜食 tián shí
甜点 tián diǎn dessert甜點
香甜 xiāng tián sound (sleep)香甜 xiāng tián
酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là
甜菜 tián cài beet甜菜 tián cài
甘甜 gān tián sweet甘甜 gān tián
甜味 tián wèi sweetness甜味 tián wèi
甜蜜蜜 tián mì mì very sweet甜蜜蜜 tián mì mì
酸甜 suān tián sour and sweet酸甜 suān tián
甜瓜 tián guā muskmelon甜瓜 tián guā
甜酒 tián jiǔ sweet liquor甜酒 tián jiǔ
甜甜圈 tián tián quān doughnut甜甜圈 tián tián quān
甜筒 tián tǒng ice-cream cone甜筒 tián tǒng
忆苦思甜 yì kǔ sī tián to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)憶苦思甜
甜味剂 tián wèi jì sweetener (food additive)甜味劑
甜橙 tián chéng sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)甜橙 tián chéng
嘴甜 zuǐ tián sweet-talking嘴甜 zuǐ tián
甜酸 tián suān sweet and sour甜酸 tián suān
甜润 tián rùn sweet and mellow甜潤

tián Decomposition & Compounds

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tián Decomposition

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