tián

甜

HSK 3Character · Adjective

sweet; comfortable; happy

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

adjective

sweet; having the taste of sugar or honey

Can describe both food flavors and figurative pleasant speech.

Zhè这
xī西
guā瓜
zhēn真
tián甜
 。

This watermelon is really sweet.

Mā妈
ma妈
zuò做
de的
táng糖
shuǐ水
tián甜
ér而
bù不
nì腻
 。

The syrup my mom made is sweet but not cloying.

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Tā他
de的
kuā夸
jiǎng奖
ràng让
wǒ我
xīn心
lǐ里
tián甜
zī滋
zī滋
de的
 。

His praise made me feel warm and happy inside.

Zhè这
jù句
qíng情
huà话
jiǎng讲
de得
hěn很
tián甜
 ,
ràng让
tā她
liǎn脸
hóng红
le了
 。

This love story was very sweet and made her blush.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
guì桂
huā花
mì蜜
jiàng酱
wèi味
dào道
qīng清
tián甜
kě可
kǒu口
 。

This osmanthus honey sauce has a light, sweet and delicious taste.

2.

adjective

comfortable; pleasant; cozy

informal

Used to describe physical or mental comfort, common in spoken Chinese.

Tā他
shuì睡
de得
zhēn真
tián甜
 。

He slept really soundly and comfortably.

Zhōu周
mò末
zài在
jiā家
shài晒
tài太
yáng阳
de的
gǎn感
jué觉
hǎo好
tián甜
 。

The feeling of sunbathing at home on weekends is so pleasant.

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Ná拿
dào到
lù录
qǔ取
tōng通
zhī知
shū书
de的
nà那
yī一
kè刻
 ,
tā她
xīn心
lǐ里
tián甜
jí极
le了
 。

The moment she got the admission letter, she felt extremely happy.

Pào泡
gè个
rè热
shuǐ水
zǎo澡
hòu后
 ,
hún浑
shēn身
dōu都
jué觉
de得
tián甜
chàng畅
 。

After taking a hot bath, I felt completely relaxed and comfortable.

Hé和
hǎo好
péng朋
yǒu友
yì一
qǐ起
chī吃
huǒ火
guō锅
de的
shí时
guāng光
tè特
bié别
tián甜
 。

The time spent eating hot pot with good friends is especially pleasant.