太甜

tàitián

phrase

Meanings

1 too sweet

Characters

too; excessively

Examples

HSK 3

这杯奶茶太甜了，下次要半糖。

Zhè bēi nǎichá tàitián le, xiàcì yào bàn táng.

This milk tea is too sweet - next time I'll ask for half sugar.

HSK 3

北方人常觉得上海菜太甜。

Běifāng rén cháng juéde Shànghǎi cài tàitián.

Northerners often find Shanghai food too sweet.

Tips

culture

Shanghai and Wuxi cuisine famously use sugar in savory dishes like 红烧肉. 太甜 is the standard out-of-towner reaction. At bubble-tea shops, pick 少糖 (half sugar) or 无糖 (no sugar) to avoid it.

Stroke Order

太 tài

甜 tián