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甜

tián · tian

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HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. sweet
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Too sweet

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)橘子(júzi)甜(tián)不(bù)甜(tián)？

    Is this tangerine sweet?

  2. Liangliang

    不(bù)太(tài)甜(tián)，有点(yǒudiǎn)酸(suān)。

    Not very sweet. A bit sour.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)要(yào)很(hěn)甜(tián)的(de)。老板(lǎobǎn)，有没有(yǒuméiyǒu)甜(tián)一点(yīdiǎn)的(de)？

    I want a very sweet one. Boss, do you have a sweeter one?

  4. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，小(xiǎo)的(de)比(bǐ)大(dà)的(de)甜(tián)

    The boss says the small ones are sweeter than the big ones.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)要(yào)最(zuì)小(xiǎo)的(de)……啊(a)，这个(zhège)太(tài)甜(tián)了(le)！

    Then I will take the smallest... Ah, this is too sweet!

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)要(yào)很(hěn)甜(tián)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you just say you wanted a very sweet one?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)点(diǎn)不(bù)甜(tián)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

I want to eat something that isn't sweet.

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02

这(zhè)个(ge)西(xī)瓜(guā)又(yòu)大(dà)又(yòu)甜(tián)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)爱(ài)吃(chī)。

This watermelon is big and sweet, and everyone loves to eat it.

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