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甜蜜

tiánmì

sweet; happy; blissful

A newlywed couple sharing one dessert at a table
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Characters in this word

甜 tián

Strokes
11
Radical
甘 — sweet, tasty
Made of
舌 tongue 甘 sweet, tasty
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

蜜 mì

Strokes
14
Radical
虫 — insect, worm
Made of
宓 quiet, silent, still 虫 insect, worm
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 蜜

Example phrases

  • 新婚的甜蜜终究会淡去,真正考验关系的是日常的耐心与责任。 Xīnhūn de tiánmì zhōngjiū huì dàn qù, zhēnzhèng kǎoyàn guānxi de shì rìcháng de nàixīn yǔ zérèn. The sweetness of being newly married will eventually fade; what truly tests a relationship is everyday patience and responsibility.
  • 望着熟睡的孩子,她心里充满甜蜜。 Wàngzhe shúshuì de háizi, tā xīnlǐ chōngmǎn tiánmì. Looking at her sleeping child, she felt her heart fill with sweet happiness.
  • 他回忆起初恋的甜蜜,忍不住笑了起来。 Tā huíyì qǐ chūliàn de tiánmì, rěnbuzhù xiào le qǐlái. As he recalled the sweetness of his first love, he could not help smiling.

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