| 糖果 | táng guǒ | candy / CL:粒[li4] |   |
| 养眼 | yǎng yǎn | visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes | |
| 冰糖 | bīng táng | crystal sugar / rock candy | |
| 话梅 | huà méi | plum candy / preserved plum | |
| 软糖 | ruǎn táng | soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc) | |
| 硬糖 | yìng táng | hard candy | |
| 饧 |  xíng | maltose syrup / molasses / heavy (eyelids) / drowsy-eyed / listless / (of dough, candy etc) to soften / to become soft and sticky | |
| 糖瓜 | táng guā | malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神 | |
| 曼妥思 | Màn tuǒ sī | Mentos, a brand of candy produced by European company Perfetti Van Melle | |
| 棉花糖 | mián huā táng | cotton candy / candyfloss / marshmallow | |
| 跳跳糖 | tiào tiào táng | Pop Rocks / popping candy | |
| 含饴弄孙 | hán yí nòng sūn | lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom) / fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age | |
| 食玩 | shí wán | small toy or figurine included with a food product / DIY candy kit | |
| 会哭的孩子有糖吃 | huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī | lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease | |
| 龙须糖 | lóng xū táng | dragon's beard candy, a Chinese confection made from floured taffy pulled into flossy strands | |
