酸甜

suāntián
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 sweet and sour
  2. 2 tangy and sweet

Examples

HSK 6
Zhè zhǒng píngguǒ suāntián kěkǒu, háizimen dōu ài chī.
These apples are sweet and tangy, and the children love them.
HSK 7-9
Zhè dào cài de jiàngzhī suāntián shìzhōng, hěn kāiwèi.
The sauce on this dish is just the right balance of sweet and sour, and it really whets the appetite.

Tips

mistakes
酸甜 only describes a taste. The sweet-and-sour cooking style, as in sweet and sour pork ribs, is 糖醋: 糖醋排骨. Reduplicated 酸酸甜甜 sounds lively and is said of fruit, drinks and even first love.

Stroke Order

酸 suān
甜 tián