滋味 zīwèi taste
taste; flavor; feeling
How to remember 滋味: 滋 to grow + 味 taste = taste.
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How it is used
- Means taste/flavor, and figuratively a feeling - 尝尝这个滋味 (chángchang zhège zīwèi) taste this flavor.
- Very common figuratively for an emotional experience - 心里不是滋味 (xīnlǐ bú shì zīwèi) to feel bad/uncomfortable inside.
- Contrast 味道 (wèidào, taste/smell, more literal); 滋味 leans toward the savored experience, literal or emotional.
Example sentences
- 它的滋味真的很好。 Tā de zīwèi zhēnde hěn hǎo.It tastes really good.
- 你知道悲伤的滋味么？ Nǐ zhīdào bēishāng de zīwèi me?Do you know what sadness feels like?