甜食 (tián shí) — sweets; dessert | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sweetsdessert

Measure word · 种

甜食，。
Tā tè bié xǐ huan chī tián shí, yóu qí shì qiǎo kè lì.
She especially likes eating sweets, especially chocolate.
甜食，。
Zhè jiā diàn de tián shí zhǒng lèi hěn duō, wèi dào yě bú cuò.
This shop has many kinds of desserts, and the taste is good too.
甜食，。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā shǎo chī tián shí, duì yá chǐ bù hǎo.
The doctor advised him to eat fewer sweets, as they're bad for the teeth.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

甜 gives sweetness and 食 gives food, forming desserts or sweets.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

舌甘甜

甜 puts 舌 (tongue) next to 甘 (sweet), showing sweetness as something the tongue perceives.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form behind 食 shows 亼, a mouth, together with 皀, a bowl of rice on a stand. In modern 食, the bowl part has changed shape.

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