糖 (táng) — sugar, candy, sweets
Definition
糖 is the raw material and general word for sugar/candy. 糖果 is the finished, packaged candy — the thing you unwrap and eat.
noun
sugarcandysweets
Measure word · 颗, 块
Examples
- 糖。Hái zi men dōu xǐ huan chī táng.Kids all like to eat candy.
- 糖。Wǒ zài chāo shì mǎi le hěn duō táng.I bought a lot of candy at the supermarket.
- 糖。Mā ma gào sù wǒ táng chī duō le duì shēn tǐ bù hǎo.Mom told me that eating too much sugar is bad for your health.
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