五分糖

wǔfēntáng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 50% sugar
  2. 2 half sugar (bubble tea / drink sweetness level)

Examples

HSK 3
Pà tàitián dehuà diǎn wǔfēntáng gānggāng hǎo.
If you're worried it's too sweet, half sugar is just right.
HSK 5
Wǒ yào yì bēi zhēnzhū nǎichá, wǔfēntáng qùbīng.
I'll have a bubble tea, half sugar, no ice.

Tips

culture
Standard bubble tea sugar levels in mainland China: 全糖 (100%), 七分 (70%), 五分 (50%), 三分 (30%), 微糖 (~10%), 无糖 (0%). Ordering culture treats this as a default required choice - many shops won't make a drink without you specifying.
usage
here means 'parts out of ten', so 五分 = 5/10 = 50%. The same fractional system applies to (ice): 正常冰 (normal), 少冰 (less ice), 去冰 (no ice).

Stroke Order

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