Chinese word

甜品

Pronunciation

Pinyintián pǐn

Meaning

  • noundessert

Example

这家店的甜品很好吃。zhè jiā diàn de tián pǐn hěn hǎo chī

The desserts at this shop are delicious.

Illustration for 甜品 (dessert)

More examples

晚饭后我们去吃甜品。wǎn fàn hòu wǒ men qù chī tián pǐn

After dinner, we went to eat dessert.

Core concept

Anything from a small pastry to a chilled dish whose defining feature is sweetness.

Common phrases

  • 吃甜品chī tián pǐn

    eat dessert

  • 点甜品diǎn tián pǐn

    order dessert

  • 做甜品zuò tián pǐn

    make dessert

  • 甜品店tián pǐn diàn

    dessert shop

Similar words

甜点tián diǎn: A sweet dish or treat usually eaten at the end of a meal.
糖果táng guǒ: Sweet snacks such as candies and chocolate, often packaged one by one.

Definition in Chinese

泛指各种以甜味为主的食品或点心，既可为餐后的甜点，也可作零食和下午茶时的甜品。fàn zhǐ gè zhǒng yǐ tián wèi wéi zhǔ de shí pǐn huò diǎn xīn jì kě wèi cān hòu de tián diǎn yě kě zuò líng shí hé xià wǔ chá shí de tián pǐn

Word origin

甜 (tián, "sweet") + 品 (pǐn, "item or kind") forms a general label for foods grouped by their sweetness.

Usage tips

  • Native English speakers may expect the category to be limited to after-meal eating, but everyday Chinese also uses it for sweet items chosen during an afternoon break.

Other meanings

  • sweet treatnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 甜品店tián pǐn diàndessert shopnoun
  • 甜品控tián pǐn kòngdessert fannoun

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