Chinese word

无糖

Pronunciation

Pinyinwú táng

Meaning

  • adjectivesugar-free

Example

我想要一杯无糖咖啡。wǒ xiǎng yào yì bēi wú táng kā fēi

I would like a cup of sugar-free coffee.

Illustration for 无糖 (sugar-free)

More examples

这家店的无糖饮料很受欢迎。zhè jiā diàn de wú táng yǐn liào hěn shòu huān yíng

The sugar-free drinks at this shop are very popular.

Core concept

The sweetness slot in a recipe stays empty instead of being filled with added sugar.

Common phrases

  • 无糖饮料wú táng yǐn liào

    sugar-free drink

  • 无糖咖啡wú táng kā fēi

    sugar-free coffee

  • 无糖食品wú táng shí pǐn

    sugar-free food

Similar words

不含糖bù hán táng: Indicating that a product contains no sugar in formal ingredient or product information.
零糖líng táng: Indicating a displayed sugar amount of zero or almost zero.
低糖dī táng: Having only a small amount of sugar.

Definition in Chinese

指在配方或加工过程中不加入食用糖类，常用于饮料和包装食品的标注。zhǐ zài pèi fāng huò jiā gōng guò chéng zhōng bù jiā rù shí yòng táng lèi cháng yòng yú yǐn liào hé bāo zhuāng shí pǐn de biāo zhù

Word origin

The compound 无糖 (wútáng, "sugar-free") puts the absence marker 无 (wú, "without") before 糖 (táng, "sugar"), directly presenting the product as one made without added sugar.

Usage tips

  • A package may use this compact adjective, while a café request often states 不加糖 (bù jiā táng, "not add sugar") to describe the action of leaving sugar out.

Opposites

  • 含糖hán tángcontaining sugaradjective

Related words

  • 无糖饮料wú táng yǐn liàosugar-free drinknoun
  • 无糖食品wú táng shí pǐnsugar-free foodnoun

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