味

wèi · wei

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

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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