"味" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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味
Trad. 味
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(Bushou)		 口
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Decomp. 口未
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Mandarin wèi
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Pinyin wei4
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口十木
Sijiao 6509.0
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CNS 11643 1-4C40
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味 wèi taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
Results beginning with 味
味道 wèi dao flavor / smell / hint of
味精 wèi jīng monosodium glutamate (MSG)
味儿 wèi r taste
味觉 wèi jué sense of taste / gustation
味蕾 wèi lěi taste bud(s)
味素 wèi sù monosodium glutamate (MSG)
味噌 wèi cēng miso (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味噌 / "miso") / also pr. [wei4 zeng1]
味噌汤 wèi cēng tāng miso soup
味之素 Wèi zhī sù Ajinomoto, Japanese food and chemical corporation
味同嚼蜡 wèi tóng jiáo là tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom) / tasteless / insipid
味觉迟钝 wèi jué chí dùn amblygeustia / loss of food taste
味美思酒 wèi měi sī jiǔ vermouth (loanword) / Italian spiced fortified wine
味千拉面 wèi qiān lā miàn Ajisen
Approximate Results for 味
滋味 zī wèi taste / flavor / feeling
口味 kǒu wèi a person's preferences / tastes (in food) / flavor
品味 pǐn wèi to sample / to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc) / good taste
美味 měi wèi delicious / delicious food / delicacy
香味 xiāng wèi fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:股[gu3]
趣味 qù wèi fun / interest / delight / taste / liking / preference
风味 fēng wèi distinctive flavor / distinctive style
气味 qì wèi odor / scent
一味 yī wèi blindly / invariably
意味 yì wèi meaning / implication / flavor / overtone / to mean / to imply / (Tw) to get a sense of
回味 huí wèi to reflect on / to ponder over / aftertaste
无味 wú wèi tasteless / odorless
韵味 yùn wèi implicit charm in rhyme or sound / hinted appeal / interest
乏味 fá wèi tedious
原味 yuán wèi authentic taste / plain cooked / natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
体味 tǐ wèi body odor / to appreciate a subtle taste
臭味 chòu wèi bad smell / foul odor
调味 tiáo wèi seasoning / condiment / flavoring / dressing / essences
玩味 wán wèi to ruminate / to ponder subtleties
五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors
甜味 tián wèi sweetness
野味 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport
有味 yǒu wèi tasty
鲜味 xiān wèi umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
兴味 xìng wèi interest / taste
苦味 kǔ wèi bitter taste / bitterness
酒味 jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol / flavoring of rum or other liquor in food / aroma or nose (of wine)
怪味 guài wèi strange odor
入味 rù wèi tasty / to be absorbed in sth / interesting
卤味 lǔ wèi variant of 滷味|卤味[lu3 wei4]
余味 yú wèi aftertaste / lingering impression
海味 hǎi wèi seafood
后味 hòu wèi aftertaste
腻味 nì wei tired of / fed up / sick / (of a person) to annoy / tiresome
京味 jīng wèi Beijing flavor / Beijing style
够味 gòu wèi lit. just the right flavor / just right / just the thing / excellent
情味 qíng wèi feeling / flavor / sense
寻味 xún wèi to think sth over
甘味 gān wèi sweetness / sweet taste
串味 chuàn wèi to become tainted with the smell of sth else / to pick up an odor
走味 zǒu wèi to lose flavor
吃味 chī wèi to be jealous / to envy
达味 Dá wèi David (name)
橘味 jú wèi tangerine flavor / yuri (genre of fiction featuring lesbian romantic or sexual relationships)
开味 kāi wèi whet the appetite
况味 kuàng wèi circumstances / atmosphere / mood
年味 nián wèi Spring Festival atmosphere / festive ambiance of Chinese New Year
跑味 pǎo wèi to lose flavor
骚味 sāo wèi foul smell
涩味 sè wèi acerbic (taste) / astringent
烧味 shāo wèi siu mei / spit-roasted meat dish in Cantonese cuisine
蒜味 suàn wèi garlic odor
提味 tí wèi to improve taste / to make sth palatable
洋味 yáng wèi Western taste / Western style
异味 yì wèi unpleasant odor
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调味品 tiáo wèi pǐn seasoning / flavoring
人情味 rén qíng wèi human warmth / friendliness / human touch
调味料 tiáo wèi liào seasoning / condiment / flavoring / dressing / essences
意味着 yì wèi zhe to signify / to mean / to imply
血腥味 xuè xīng wèi smell of blood
五味子 wǔ wèi zǐ schizandra (Schisandra chinensis) / Magnolia vine
甜味剂 tián wèi jì sweetener (food additive)
调味汁 tiáo wèi zhī dressing / sauce
调味剂 tiáo wèi jì flavoring agent
单味药 dān wèi yào medicine made from a single herb / drug made from a single substance
达味王 Dá wèi wáng King David
对味儿 duì wèi r tasty / to one's liking
甘味剂 gān wèi jì sweetener
甘味料 gān wèi liào sweetener
古早味 gǔ zǎo wèi (Tw) traditional style / old-fashioned feel / flavor of yesteryear
火药味 huǒ yào wèi smell of gunpowder / (fig.) combative tone / belligerence
矫味剂 jiǎo wèi jì corrective agent / flavoring agent
苦味酸 kǔ wèi suān picric acid / TNP
没人味 méi rén wèi to be lacking in human character
跑味儿 pǎo wèi r to lose flavor
气味剂 qì wèi jì odorant
气味图 qì wèi tú scent picture
赛百味 Sài bǎi wèi Subway (fast food restaurant)
三味线 sān wèi xiàn shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
是味儿 shì wèi r (of food) to have the right taste / (of people) to feel at ease
铜臭味 tóng xiù wèi profit-before-all-else mindset / money-grubbing
香味剂 xiāng wèi jì odorant
重口味 zhòng kǒu wèi strong flavor (spicy, salty etc) / (of food) strongly flavored / (of a person) having a preference for strong flavors / (slang) intense / hardcore
走味儿 zǒu wèi r erhua variant of 走味[zou3 wei4]
津津有味 jīn jīn yǒu wèi with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly
耐人寻味 nài rén xún wèi thought-provoking / worth thinking over / to provide food for thought
意味深长 yì wèi shēn cháng profound / significant / meaningful
回味无穷 huí wèi wú qióng leaving a rich aftertaste / (fig.) memorable / lingering in memory
细细品味 xì xì pǐn wèi to savor / to relish
山珍海味 shān zhēn hǎi wèi exotic delicacies / luxury foodstuff from distant locations
枯燥无味 kū zào wú wèi tedious / dreary
臭味相投 chòu wèi xiāng tóu to share vile habits / partners in notoriety / birds of a feather
不是味儿 bù shì wèi r not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset
索然无味 suǒ rán wú wèi dull / insipid
五味俱全 wǔ wèi jù quán a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom) / every flavor under the sun
五味俱全 wǔ wèi jū quán a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom) / every flavor under the sun
丛林野味  bush meat
收集气味  scent trapping
别有韵味 bié yǒu yùn wèi to have quite a lasting charm
不是滋味 bù shì zī wèi to be upset / to feel disgusted
淡泊寡味 dàn bó guǎ wèi insipid and tasteless (idiom)
单调乏味 dān diào fá wèi monotonous / dull / tedious (idiom)
果味胶糖 guǒ wèi jiāo táng jujube
含味隽永 hán wèi juàn yǒng fine, lasting flavor (of literature)
没人味儿 méi rén wèi r erhua variant of 沒人味|没人味[mei2 ren2 wei4]
美味可口 měi wèi kě kǒu delicious / tasty
没有品味 méi yǒu pǐn wèi tasteless
品味生活 pǐn wèi shēng huó to appreciate life
人情味儿 rén qíng wèi r erhua variant of 人情味[ren2 qing2 wei4]
食不知味 shí bù zhī wèi lit. to eat without tasting the food / worried or downhearted (idiom)
索然寡味 suǒ rán guǎ wèi dull and insipid
调味肉汁 tiáo wèi ròu zhī gravy
土味情话 tǔ wèi qíng huà cheesy pick-up lines
五味杂陈 wǔ wèi zá chén with complex feelings (idiom)
香味扑鼻 xiāng wèi pū bí exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
有滋有味 yǒu zī yǒu wèi flavorsome / (fig.) delightful / full of interest
原汁原味 yuán zhī yuán wèi original / authentic
珍馐美味 zhēn xiū měi wèi delicacy and fine taste (idiom) / a wonderful treat
值得品味 zhí de pǐn wèi worth tasting / you should try it
刺激性臭味  pungent odour
气味收集区  scent trapping sector
火药味甚浓 huǒ yào wèi shèn nóng strong smell of gunpowder / fig. tense situation / standoff
苦味呋乙啶 kǔ wèi fū zhé dìng furethidine picrate
美味猕猴桃 měi wèi mí hóu táo Actinidia
美味牛肝菌 měi wèi niú gān jùn porcino (Boletus edulis)
色香味俱全 sè xiāng wèi jù quán to smell, look and taste great
趣味教学方桉  Joyful Learning programme
意大利调味饭 yì dà lì tiáo wèi fàn risotto
苦味酸吗哌利定  morpheridine picrate
苦味酸麦司卡林  mescaline picrate
影响探雷的气味  undesirable scent
适口的、美味的  palatable
闻胶水的挥发气味  glue sniffing
苦味酸去甲美沙酮 kǔ wèi suān qù jiǎ měi shā tóng normethadone picrate
丛林野味危机工作队 cóng lín yě wèi wēi jī gōng zuò duì Bushmeat Crisis Task Force
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
远距离爆炸物气味追踪法  Remote Explosive Scent Tracing
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