七分糖

qīfēntáng

phrase

Meanings

1 70% sugar (standard sweetness option at tea shops)
2 seven-tenths sugar level

Characters

part / portion (out of ten)

Examples

HSK 5

一杯珍珠奶茶，七分糖，正常冰。

Yī bēi zhēnzhū nǎichá, qīfēntáng, zhèngcháng bīng.

One pearl milk tea, 70% sugar, normal ice.

HSK 6

我一般都点七分糖，全糖太腻了。

Wǒ yībān dōu diǎn qīfēntáng, quántáng tài nì le.

I usually go for 70% sugar. Full sugar is too cloying.

Tips

culture

Chinese tea shops typically offer a fixed sugar ladder: 全糖 (100%), 少糖 (70% or 'less'), 七分糖 (70%), 五分糖 (50%), 三分糖 (30%), 微糖 (slightly), 无糖 (none). Health-conscious customers usually settle on 三分糖 or 五分糖.

grammar

X分 literally means 'X parts out of ten'. So 七分糖 = 'seven-parts sugar' = 70%. The same pattern applies to ice: 七分冰, 半冰, 去冰.

Stroke Order

七 qī

分 fēn

糖 táng