味 wèi

taste, smell, odor; delicacy

HSK 4 #844

DEFINITIONS

味 wèi
  • taste
  • smell
  • classifier for drugs (in TCM)

STROKES

WORDS

開味 kāi wèi whet the appetite
韻味 yùn wèi implicit charm in rhyme or sound; hinted appeal; interest
風味 fēng wèi distinctive flavor; distinctive style
食不知味 shí bù zhī wèi lit. to eat without tasting the food; worried or downhearted (idiom)
食之无味，弃之不甘 shí zhī wú wèi ， qì zhī bù gān see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]
食之無味，棄之不甘 shí zhī wú wèi ， qì zhī bù gān see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]
食之无味，弃之可惜 shí zhī wú wèi ， qì zhī kě xī lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom); fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
食之無味，棄之可惜 shí zhī wú wèi ， qì zhī kě xī lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom); fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
香味扑鼻 xiāng wèi pū bí exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
香味撲鼻 xiāng wèi pū bí exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
骚味 sāo wèi foul smell
騷味 sāo wèi foul smell
體味 tǐ wèi body odor; to appreciate a subtle taste
鮮味 xiān wèi umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
鹵味 lǔ wèi food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices; variant of 滷味|卤味[lu3 wei4]
好味 hǎo wèi delicious taste; good flavor, used to describe food that tastes good
麻辣味 má là wèi numbing spiciness; the unique flavor characterized by both numbing and spicy sensations
辣味 là wèi spiciness; the sensation of heat from spicy food
愁滋味 chóu zī wèi the taste of worry or sorrow; the feeling of being afflicted with sorrow
酸味 suān wèi sour taste; acidity
早味鍋 zǎo wèi guō Early taste pot, referring to a traditional cooking method or specific dish with a nostalgic flavor from the past
多味 duō wèi various flavors; rich in taste
腥味 xīng wèi fishy smell; a smell resembling that of fish or seafood
對味 duì wèi tasty; to one's liking
柴魚味 chái yú wèi bonito flavor; the taste of dried bonito fish
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