太甜 (tàitián): too sweet

Meanings

1 too sweet

Characters

太

Examples

这杯奶茶太甜了，下次要半糖。

Zhè bēi nǎichá tài tián le, xià cì yào bàn táng.

This milk tea is too sweet — next time I'll ask for half sugar.

北方人常觉得上海菜太甜。

Běifāng rén cháng juéde Shànghǎi cài tài tián.

Northerners often find Shanghai food too sweet.

Tips

culture

Shanghai and Wuxi cuisine famously use sugar in savory dishes like 红烧肉. 太甜 is the standard out-of-towner reaction. At bubble-tea shops, pick 少糖 (half sugar) or 无糖 (no sugar) to avoid it.

Stroke Order

太 tài

甜 tián

Related Words

甜茶 tiánchá

sweet tea (Tibetan milk-and-sugar tea) / sweet-leaf tea (Rubus suavissimus, 甜叶茶) / Guangxi sweet tea

甜了 tiánle

(it) turned out too sweet / (it has) become sweet

太淡 tàidàn

too bland / too light (in flavor)

太过火 tàiguòhuǒ

way over the top / too extreme / going too far

太过头 tàiguòtóu

way too much / excessively overdone / gone too far

太辣 tàilà

too spicy / too hot (chili)

太油 tàiyóu

too oily / too greasy

太 tài HSK 1 #67

too (much) / very / extremely

甜果 tiánguǒ

sweet fruit / sweet cake (regional: Minnan/Taiwan New Year rice cake)

甜酱 tiánjiàng

sweet bean sauce / sweet soybean paste (tianmianjiang)