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尝 (cháng): to taste

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 3verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
to taste
Characters
1
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 3
Strokes
9
Radical
小
Structure
上下结构

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to taste
  • to try (food)
  • to experience
  • once
  • to experience (variant of 嘗|尝[chang2])
  • to taste
  • to try (food or drink)
  • to experience
  • to come to know by experience
  • (literary) ever
  • old variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]
  • (literary) ever
  • once (used in rhetorical questions)

Chinese explanation

  • 用嘴辨别食物的味道，比如尝一口菜
  • 引申为试着做一些事情，体会其中的感受或情况，比如尝试、尝到甜头
  • 还可以表示经历或体验过某种事情，比如尝尽辛苦。

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Example sentences

，。

Try this dish and see if it tastes good.

，。

He tasted a spoonful of soup and found it a bit salty.

，。

After hard work, he finally experienced the joy of success.

，。

How could I not want to travel? It's just that I have no time.

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