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Meaning

sweet

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “tian” becomes a different word in each tone. 甜 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 酸甜苦辣suān tián kǔ làlit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); fig. all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life
  • 甜蜜tián mìsweet; happy
  • 甜美tián měisweet; pleasant; happy
  • 甜头tián tousweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit
  • 甜心tián xīndelighted to oblige; sweetheart

Example Sentence

这种西瓜又大又甜,特别好吃。Zhè zhǒng xī guā yòu dà yòu tián, tè bié hǎo chī.This kind of watermelon is big and sweet, especially delicious.

这种Zhè zhǒngthis kind of西瓜xī guāwatermelon又yòuagain大dàbig又yòuagain甜tiánsweet,特别tè biéunusual好吃hǎo chītasty。