Chinese word

少糖

Pronunciation

Pinyinshǎo táng

Meaning

  • adjectiveless sugar

Example

我想要一杯少糖奶茶。wǒ xiǎng yào yì bēi shǎo táng nǎi chá

I would like a cup of milk tea with less sugar.

Illustration for 少糖 (less sugar)

More examples

请给我一杯少糖咖啡。qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shǎo táng kā fēi

Please give me a cup of coffee with less sugar.

Core concept

A drink's sweetness is lowered from its usual recipe, leaving a lighter sweet taste rather than removing sugar altogether.

Common phrases

  • 少糖奶茶shǎo táng nǎi chá

    milk tea with less sugar

  • 少糖咖啡shǎo táng kā fēi

    coffee with less sugar

  • 少糖饮料shǎo táng yǐn liào

    drink with less sugar

Similar words

无糖wú táng: A drink made without added sugar, with little or no sweetness.
半糖bàn táng: A drink made with about half the usual amount of sugar, with noticeably reduced sweetness.
微糖wēi táng: A drink with only a small amount of added sugar and a faint sweet taste.

Definition in Chinese

指饮料中糖分比常规配方减少，使口感偏清淡的甜度选项。zhǐ yǐn liào zhōng táng fēn bǐ cháng guī pèi fāng jián shǎo shǐ kóu gǎn piān qīng dàn de tián dù xuǎn xiàng

Word origin

少 (shǎo, "less") + 糖 (táng, "sugar") forms a modern compound for a drink made with less sugar than its standard recipe.

Usage tips

  • On drink menus, this is a relative sweetness setting rather than a fixed nutrition claim, so the same order can taste different at different shops.

Other meanings

  • low sugarnoun

Opposites

Word lists with this word