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味道

wèi dao · wei dao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. flavor; taste
  2. (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)
  3. (fig.) interest; delight
  4. (dialect) smell; odor
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A strange smell

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)闻(wén)，屋子(wūzi)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一股(yīgǔ)味道(wèidao)。

    Sniff, there is a smell in the room.

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)新(xīn)油漆(yóuqī)的(de)味道(wèidao)。

    It is the smell of new paint.

  3. Dengdeng

    味道(wèidao)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)开(kāi)窗(chuāng)吧(ba)。

    The smell is too strong. Let us open the window.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，开(kāi)了(le)窗(chuāng)，味道(wèidao)就(jiù)会(huì)小(xiǎo)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    OK. With the window open, the smell will fade.

  5. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)有(yǒu)花(huā)的(de)味道(wèidao)了(le)！

    Now it smells of flowers!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)楼下(lóuxià)洗衣粉(xǐyīfěn)的(de)味道(wèidao)。

    That is the smell of laundry powder from downstairs.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)西(xī)瓜(guā)的(de)味(wèi)道(dao)。

I love the taste of watermelon.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)形(xíng)状(zhuàng)像(xiàng)橙(chéng)子(zi)，味(wèi)道(dao)像(xiàng)菠(bō)萝(luó)。

This fruit is shaped like an orange and tastes like a pineapple.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Mouseneb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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味
wèi

taste; smell

道
dào

road; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle

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