太甜

tàitián
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 too sweet

Examples

HSK 2
Běifāng rén cháng juéde Shànghǎi cài tàitián.
Northerners often find Shanghai food too sweet.
HSK 3
Zhè bēi nǎichá tàitián le, xiàcì yào bàn táng.
This milk tea is too sweet - next time I'll ask for half sugar.

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

tài
tián