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尝

cháng · chang

Traditional 嘗 / 嚐 / 甞

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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cháng 嘗

  1. to taste; to try (food)
  2. to experience
  3. (literary) ever; once

cháng 嚐

  1. to taste; to experience (variant of 嘗 / 尝 (cháng))

cháng 甞

  1. old variant of 嘗 / 尝 (cháng)
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It's not tasting anymore

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)的(de)糖葫芦(tánghúlu)可以(kěyǐ)先(xiān)尝(cháng)一口(yīkǒu)！

    You can taste this candied hawthorn first!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)尝尝(chángcháng)。嗯(ēn)，有点(yǒudiǎn)酸(suān)。

    Let me taste it. Mm, a bit sour.

  3. Dengdeng

    再(zài)尝尝(chángcháng)那个(nàge)甜(tián)的(de)。

    Now taste the sweet one.

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)太(tài)好吃(hǎochī)了(le)，我(wǒ)再(zài)尝(cháng)一口(yīkǒu)。

    This is so good. I'll taste one more bite.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)都(dōu)尝(cháng)了(le)五口(wǔkǒu)了(le)，这(zhè)不是(bùshì)尝(cháng)，这(zhè)是(shì)吃(chī)！

    You've tasted five bites already. That's not tasting, that's eating!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)食(shí)物(wù)尝(cháng)起(qǐ)来(lái)有(yǒu)一(yì)点(diǎn)大(dà)蒜(suàn)味(wèi)。

The food tasted slightly of garlic.

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

02

这(zhè)块(kuài)蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)尝(cháng)起(qǐ)来(lái)有(yǒu)奶(nǎi)酪(lào)的(de)味(wèi)道(dào)。

This cake tastes like it has cheese in it.

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

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