in English

táng noun HSK3
sugar / sweets / candy / CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]

Measure word

  • grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc); (Tw)... attested in use
  • diǎn point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order... attested in use
  • classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc attested in use

How it used to be written

  • Small seal script: 糖 Small seal script
  • Clerical script: 糖 Clerical script 西漢

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • Trang,如果我能寄给你一个棉花糖,我会这么做的。

    If I could send you a marshmallow, Trang, I would.

  • 他喝咖啡不喜欢加糖。

    He likes coffee without sugar.

  • 你想要糖和奶吗?

    Would you like sugar and milk?

  • 你用多少糖?

    How much sugar do you use?

  • 咳嗽糖浆有股甘草的味道。

    The cough syrup has a licorice flavoring.

  • 喝茶时不要加糖。

    Don't sugar your tea.

  • 多放一点糖。

    Put in a little more sugar.

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