Chinese word

甜度

Pronunciation

Pinyintián dù

Meaning

  • nounsweetness

Example

你能接受这种饮料的甜度吗？nǐ néng jiē shòu zhè zhǒng yǐn liào de tián dù ma

Can you handle the sweetness of this drink?

Illustration for 甜度 (sweetness)

More examples

我喜欢蛋糕的甜度不要太高。wǒ xǐ huān dàn gāo de tián dù bú yào tài gāo

I like cake that isn't too sweet.

Core concept

The felt or measured intensity of sweetness in something eaten or drunk, treated as a level that can also appear on its packaging.

Common phrases

  • 低甜度dī tián dù

    low sweetness

  • 控制甜度kòng zhì tián dù

    manage sweetness

  • 甜度偏高tián dù piān gāo

    relatively high sweetness

Similar words

甜味tián wèi: The sweet taste sensed in food or drink.
糖度táng dù: The proportion or concentration of sugar in a drink or other food, often shown as a number.
糖分táng fēn: The amount of sugar contained in food or drink.

Definition in Chinese

表示食物或饮料中甜味的程度的名词，可指主观的口感强弱，也可用于标示包装或菜单上的甜味等级。biǎo shì shí wù huò yǐn liào zhōng tián wèi de chéng dù de míng cí kě zhǐ zhǔ guān de kóu gǎn qiáng ruò yě kě yòng yú biāo shì bāo zhuāng huò cài dān shàng de tián wèi děng jí

Word origin

甜度 (tiándù, "sweetness level") is formed from 甜 (tián, "sweet") and 度 (dù, "degree"), linking a sweet taste with its measurable or labeled degree.

Usage tips

  • Menus can show several sweetness choices, and the same label may produce different tastes when the drink base or preparation changes.

Other meanings

  • sugar contentnoun

Opposites

  • 苦味kǔ wèibitternessnoun

Related words

  • 甜味tián wèisweetnessnoun
  • 甜点tián diǎndessertnoun
  • 甜味剂tián wèi jìsweetening agentnoun

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