寡糖

guǎtáng

noun

Meanings

1 oligosaccharide

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

寡糖有助于肠道健康。

Guǎtáng yǒuzhùyú chángdào jiànkāng.

Oligosaccharides help gut health.

HSK 7-9

这种饮料添加了膳食寡糖。

Zhèzhǒng yǐnliào tiānjiā le shànshí guǎtáng.

This drink contains added dietary oligosaccharides.

Tips

memory

寡 means 'few' (as in 寡人, the 'lonely sovereign' self-reference). 寡糖 = 'few-sugar' = a short chain of sugar units - exactly what oligo- means in Greek (oligos = few).

Stroke Order

寡 guǎ

糖 táng