蔗糖

zhètáng
noun #23,928

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 sucrose
  2. 2 cane sugar
  3. 3 table sugar

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè kuǎn yǐnliào bù hán zhètáng, shǐyòng de shì dàitáng.
This drink contains no sucrose; it uses a sugar substitute.
HSK 7-9
Zhètáng shì cóng gānzhe huò tiáncài zhōng tíqǔ de.
Sucrose is extracted from sugarcane or sugar beets.

Tips

memory
(zhè) means sugarcane - picture the tall cane plant. (táng) means sugar. Sugarcane plus sugar = sucrose, the sugar that comes from cane.

Stroke Order

zhè
táng