甜头

甜頭

tiántou

noun HSK 7-9 #13,168

Meanings

1 benefit
2 sweetness
3 advantage gained

Characters

head; end; suffix

Examples

HSK 5

他尝到了创业成功的甜头。

Tā cháng dào le chuàngyè chénggōng de tiántou.

He tasted the sweetness of entrepreneurial success.

HSK 6

别给他太多甜头，免得他得寸进尺。

Bié gěi tā tài duō tiántou, miǎnde tā décùn-jìnchǐ.

Don't give him too many benefits, or he'll push for more.

Tips

memory

甜 (sweet) + 头 (head/end) = the sweet part, i.e., the benefit or reward you get from something.

Stroke Order

甜 tián

头 tóu