美味 měiwèi delicious
delicious; delicious food; delicacy
How to remember 美味: 美 beautiful + 味 taste = delicious.
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How it is used
- Delicious; a delicacy - 美味的食物 (měiwèi de shíwù) delicious food; 人间美味 a heavenly delicacy.
- Adjective and noun, slightly more written/vivid than 好吃 (hǎochī, the everyday 'tasty'). Great for menus, food writing, and praising a dish's flavor.
Example sentences
- 很美味。 Hěn měiwèi.It's delicious.
- 蛋糕很美味。 Dàngāo hěn měiwèi.The cake is delicious.
- 这条鱼很美味。 Zhètiáo yú hěn měiwèi.This fish is delicious.