碳水

tànshuǐ

noun

Meanings

1 carbs
2 carbohydrates

Characters

water (here: hydro-)

Examples

HSK 7-9

减脂期我控制碳水的摄入。

Jiǎnzhī qī wǒ kòngzhì tànshuǐ de shèrù.

I limit my carb intake during a cut.

HSK 7-9

戒碳水第一天就头晕，真的扛不住。

Jiè tànshuǐ dìyī tiān jiù tóuyūn, zhēnde káng búzhù.

I got dizzy on day one of cutting carbs - couldn't take it.

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Colloquial fitness/diet shorthand for 碳水化合物 (carbohydrate). Heard everywhere on Xiaohongshu and at gyms; the full form is for textbooks and food-label nutrition panels.

Stroke Order

碳 tàn

水 shuǐ