甜酱

甜醬
tiánjiàng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 sweet bean sauce
  2. 2 sweet soybean paste (tianmianjiang)

Examples

HSK 6
Zhè jiā diàn de zhájiàngmiàn yòng de shì tiánjiàng.
This shop's zhajiang noodles use sweet bean sauce.
HSK 7-9
Chī kǎoyā yào zhàn diǎnr tiánjiàng.
You need to dip Peking duck in a bit of sweet bean sauce.

Tips

usage
甜酱 is the everyday name for 甜面酱 - a dark, slightly sweet fermented wheat-and-soy paste. It is the defining condiment for 北京烤鸭 and 炸酱面 in the north. Don't confuse it with 豆瓣酱 (spicy broad-bean paste) or 酱油 (soy sauce).

Stroke Order

tián
jiàng