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How to Say ‘You added sugar to the drink’ in Simplified Chinese

你酒里加了糖

nǐ jiǔ lǐ jiā le táng

[nee jyoh lee jyah luh tahng]

Phrase Breakdown

[nee]

you

Directly addresses the other person.

Example

你酒里加了糖这种话,说出来还挺会撩。

Saying something like ‘you put sugar in your drink’ is actually pretty flirtatious.

jiǔ

[jyoh]

alcohol; drink; wine

In bar context, 酒 usually means an alcoholic drink.

Example

你酒里加了糖吗,怎么说话都这么甜。

Did you put sugar in your drink? How are your words so sweet?

[lee]

inside; in

里 indicates location inside something.

Example

你酒里加了糖还是加了什么,怎么这么会说。

Did you put sugar or something else in your drink? How are you this good with words?

jiā

[jyah]

to add; to put in

Means adding something into something else.

Example

你酒里加了糖吧,不然怎么这么会哄人。

You must have added sugar to your drink, otherwise how are you so good at sweet-talking people?

le

[luh]

completed-action particle

Shows that the adding is viewed as having happened.

Example

你酒里加了糖这件事,我现在有点相信了。

I’m starting to believe that you really did add sugar to your drink.

táng

[tahng]

sugar

Literal sugar, used here metaphorically for sweetness in speech or charm.

Example

你酒里加了糖吗,还是你本来就这么甜。

Did you add sugar to your drink, or are you naturally this sweet?

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