偏甜 (piāntián): on the sweet side

Meanings

1 on the sweet side
2 leaning sweet

Characters

偏

piān

leaning; inclining toward

甜

tián

sweet

Examples

上海菜偏甜，不太合北方人胃口。

Shànghǎi cài piān tián, bù tài hé Běifāng rén wèikǒu.

Shanghai food leans sweet — it doesn't quite suit northern palates.

这款咖啡偏甜，加糖就不用了。

Zhè kuǎn kāfēi piān tián, jiā táng jiù bùyòng le.

This coffee is already on the sweet side — no need to add sugar.

Tips

grammar

偏 + taste adjective means 'leaning toward X / a bit more X than expected'. Softer than 太甜 ('too sweet') — 偏甜 is a neutral description, 太甜 is a complaint.

Stroke Order

偏 piān

甜 tián

Related Words

甜茶 tiánchá

sweet tea (Tibetan milk-and-sugar tea) / sweet-leaf tea (Rubus suavissimus, 甜叶茶) / Guangxi sweet tea

偏辣 piānlà

on the spicy side / leaning spicy

偏咸 piānxián

on the salty side / leaning salty

偏油 piānyóu

on the oily/greasy side / leaning greasy

甜果 tiánguǒ

sweet fruit / sweet cake (regional: Minnan/Taiwan New Year rice cake)

甜酱 tiánjiàng

sweet bean sauce / sweet soybean paste (tianmianjiang)

甜酒酿 tiánjiǔniàng

sweet fermented rice / sweet glutinous-rice wine mash

甜迷迷 tiánmímí

sweet and soft / beguilingly sweet (of a smile or manner)

蜜雪冰城甜蜜蜜 mìxuěbīngchéngtiánmìmì

'Mixue Bingcheng sweet-sweet' (the opening line of the viral Mixue theme song)

甜了 tiánle

(it) turned out too sweet / (it has) become sweet