ze3 tong4蔗糖
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Definition
Sucrose; cane sugar.
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How it's used
蔗糖 is a technical term primarily used in scientific, nutritional, or industrial contexts rather than in casual kitchen conversation. When people talk about sugar in everyday life, they almost always use the generic term 糖 instead of specifying the chemical composition. You will mostly encounter this word on food labels or in biology and chemistry lessons.
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These sugars are all sucrose.
Do you know how sucrose is extracted?
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Grammar guides
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