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绵白糖

Word · NounTraditional綿白糖

fine-grained powdered sugar

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

fine, powdered white sugar; castor sugar

A common form of refined sugar in Chinese cuisine, often used for baking, making frostings, or sweetening beverages due to its fine texture that dissolves easily.

Zuò做
zhè这
zhǒng种
dàn蛋
gāo糕
 ,
zuì最
hǎo好
yòng用
mián绵
bái白
táng糖
 。

For making this type of cake, it's best to use fine-grained white sugar.

Tā她
wǎng往
níng柠
méng檬
shuǐ水
lǐ里
jiā加
le了
yī一
sháo勺
mián绵
bái白
táng糖
 。

She added a spoonful of castor sugar to the lemon water.

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Chāo超
shì市
lǐ里
mián绵
bái白
táng糖
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
bái白
shā砂
táng糖
pián便
yi宜
yī一
diǎn点
 。

In supermarkets, fine-grained white sugar is usually a bit cheaper than granulated sugar.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
mián绵
bái白
táng糖
kě可
yǐ以
zhí直
jiē接
sǎ撒
zài在
tián甜
diǎn点
shang上
 。

This type of powdered sugar can be sprinkled directly on desserts.