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滋味

zī wèi · zi wei

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. taste
  2. flavor
  3. feeling
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Tasting the tea slowly

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)茶(chá)刚(gāng)喝(hē)有点(yǒudiǎn)苦(kǔ)。

    This tea is a bit bitter at first.

  2. Liangliang

    再(zài)喝(hē)一口(yīkǒu)，慢慢(mànmàn)尝(cháng)滋味(zīwèi)。

    Take another sip and taste it slowly.

  3. Dengdeng

    嗯(ēn)……后面(hòumian)有点(yǒudiǎn)甜(tián)！

    Hm... it gets a bit sweet afterwards!

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)茶(chá)的(de)滋味(zīwèi)。

    Right, that's the flavor of this tea.

  5. Dengdeng

    真好(zhēnhǎo)！我(wǒ)再(zài)喝(hē)一(yī)杯(bēi)，尝尝(chángcháng)第三种(dìsānzhǒng)滋味(zīwèi)。

    Great! I'll have another cup and taste the third flavor.

  6. Liangliang

    第三(dìsān)杯(bēi)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)水(shuǐ)，因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)放(fàng)茶叶(cháyè)。

    The third cup is only water, because I forgot the tea leaves.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)知(zhī)不(bu)知(zhī)道(dào)思(sī)念(niàn)的(de)滋(zī)味(wèi)？

Do you know the taste of longing?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by yujiang · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

你(nǐ)尝(cháng)过(guò)真(zhēn)正(zhèng)饥(jī)饿(è)的(de)滋(zī)味(wèi)吗(ma)？

Have you ever tasted what real hunger feels like?

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

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