断糖 (duàntáng): to cut out sugar

Meanings

1 to cut out sugar
2 to go sugar-free (diet trend)

Characters

断

Examples

她为了减肥决定断糖一个月。

Tā wèile jiǎnféi juédìng duàntáng yī gè yuè.

She decided to cut out sugar for a month to lose weight.

断糖之后皮肤明显变好了。

Duàntáng zhīhòu pífū míngxiǎn biàn hǎo le.

After cutting out sugar my skin improved noticeably.

Tips

usage

断糖 is a modern lifestyle term popularized by Chinese health influencers, modeled on 断食 (intermittent fasting). It covers both refined sugar and often high-GI carbs.

Stroke Order

断 duàn

糖 táng

Related Words

戒糖 jiètáng

to quit sugar; to go sugar-free / to cut out sugar

控糖 kòngtáng

to control sugar intake / to manage blood sugar / to limit sugar (as a diet practice)

低糖 dītáng

low-sugar / low-sugar diet

糖粉 tángfěn

powdered sugar; icing sugar; confectioner's sugar

断货 duànhuò

to run out of stock / to be sold out

零糖 língtáng

zero sugar / sugar-free

无糖 wútáng

sugar-free / no sugar added

断 duàn HSK 3 #1,277

to break; to snap; to sever / to cut off; to disconnect / to judge; to decide

断章取义 duànzhāngqǔyì #30,041

to quote out of context / to take something out of context / to distort the meaning by selective quotation

抽刀断水水更流 chōudāoduànshuǐshuǐgèngliú

draw the blade to cut the water — the water only flows on / (fig.) sorrow cannot be severed by an effort of will; it returns stronger / (lit.) draw-blade cut-water, water further flows