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味

wèi · wei

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. taste
  2. smell
  3. (fig.) (noun suffix) feel
  4. quality
  5. sense
  6. (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
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In a conversation

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A smell in the hutong

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)闻(wén)，哪儿(nǎr)来(lái)的(de)香(xiāng)味(wèi)？

    Smell that. Where does that aroma come from?

  2. Liangliang

    好像(hǎoxiàng)是(shì)隔壁(gébì)，有人(yǒurén)在(zài)做(zuò)红烧肉(hóngshāoròu)。

    It seems to be next door. Someone is making braised pork.

  3. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)味(wèi)儿(r)真(zhēn)香(xiāng)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)敲门(qiāomén)吧(ba)！

    This smell is so good. Let's go knock on the door!

  4. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，这个(zhège)味(wèi)，好像(hǎoxiàng)是(shì)从(cóng)你的(nǐde)包里(bāolǐ)来的(láide)。

    Wait, this smell seems to come from your bag.

  5. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)包(bāo)？哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)早上(zǎoshang)买(mǎi)了(le)一个(yīgè)红烧肉(hóngshāoròu)包子(bāozi)！

    My bag? Oh no, I bought a braised pork bun this morning!

  6. Liangliang

    你自己(nǐzìjǐ)的(de)包子(bāozi)，你(nǐ)闻了半天(wénlebàntiān)，还要(háiyào)去(qù)敲门(qiāomén)？

    Your own bun, you sniffed for ages, and you still wanted to knock on a door?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

葡(pú)萄(tao)味(wèi)的(de)果(guǒ)冻(dòng)是(shì)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)。

I like grape jelly best.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)漱(shù)口(kǒu)水(shuǐ)的(de)薄(bò)荷(he)味(wèi)太(tài)重(zhòng)了(le)。

The peppermint flavor in this mouthwash is too strong.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by bekindtoall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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