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tián

甜tiántián
sweet
FromLesson 18inHardcore Chinese

Usages of tián

今jīn天tiān　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　不bú　太tài　甜tián，　也yě　不bú　太tài　咸xián。jīntiān fàndiàn de cài bú tài tián, yě bú tài xián.
The dishes in the restaurant today are not very sweet and not very salty.
她tā　很hěn　爱ài　吃chī　甜tián　的de　东西dōngxi，　比如bǐrú　蛋糕dàngāo　和hé　巧克力qiǎokèlì。tā hěn ài chī tián de dōngxi, bǐrú dàngāo hé qiǎokèlì.
She really loves eating sweet things, such as cake and chocolate.
这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　甜tián，　你nǐ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　得de　完wán　吗ma？zhè kuài dàngāo kànqǐlái hěn tián, nǐ yígè rén chī de wán ma?
This piece of cake looks very sweet; can you finish it by yourself?
我wǒ　从来cónglái　没méi　吃chī　过guò　这zhè　种zhǒng　酸suān　又yòu　甜tián　的de　水果shuǐguǒ，　味道wèidào　很hěn　特别tèbié。wǒ cónglái méi chī guò zhè zhǒng suān yòu tián de shuǐguǒ, wèidào hěn tèbié.
I’ve never eaten this kind of sweet-and-sour fruit; the taste is very special.
她tā　从来cónglái　不bù　给gěi　孩子háizi　喝hē　太tài　甜tián　的de　饮料yǐnliào，　让ràng　他tā　少shǎo　吃chī　糖táng　更gèng　健康jiànkāng。tā cónglái bù gěi háizi hē tài tián de yǐnliào, ràng tā shǎo chī táng gèng jiànkāng.
She never lets her child drink very sweet drinks, making him eat less sugar so he’ll be healthier.
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