蔗糖

zhètáng

noun #23,928

Measure Word

一克蔗糖 kè

Meanings

1 sucrose
2 cane sugar
3 table sugar

Characters

Examples

蔗糖是从甘蔗或甜菜中提取的。

Zhètáng shì cóng gānzhe huò tiáncài zhōng tíqǔ de.

Sucrose is extracted from sugarcane or sugar beets.

这款饮料不含蔗糖，使用的是代糖。

Zhè kuǎn yǐnliào bù hán zhètáng, shǐyòng de shì dài táng.

This drink contains no sucrose; it uses a sugar substitute.

Tips

memory

蔗 (zhè) means sugarcane — picture the tall cane plant. 糖 (táng) means sugar. Sugarcane + sugar = sucrose, the sugar that comes from cane.

Stroke Order

蔗 zhè

糖 táng