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糖果 (táng guǒ) — candy

Definition

糖果 is a sweet confection made with sugar — the everyday word for 'candy' as a product. 糖 is broader, covering raw sugar and sweets in general; use 糖果 for specific candy items, counted with 粒.

noun
candy
Measure word · 粒

Examples

  • 糖果。
    Wǒ mǎi le yí dài táng guǒ gěi hái zi men.
    I bought a bag of candy for the children.
  • 糖果。
    Zhè zhǒng táng guǒ de wèi dào yòu tián yòu xiāng.
    This kind of candy tastes sweet and delicious.
  • 。
    Mā ma gào sù wǒ chī tài duō táng guǒ duì yá chǐ bù hǎo.
    Mom told me that eating too much candy is bad for teeth.

Origin

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.

糖tángsugar
果guǒfruit

糖, sugar, and 果, fruit, combine to mean a sweet confection.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
唐
唐táng糖
Same sound today

糖 is made from 米 (rice) and 唐, which gives the sound táng.

Open 糖 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

Open 果 →
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