"Flavor" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 色彩 | sè cǎi | tint / coloring / coloration / (fig.) flavor / character |   |
| 味道 | wèi dao | flavor / smell / hint of | |
| 滋味 | zī wèi | taste / flavor / feeling | |
| 口味 | kǒu wèi | a person's preferences / tastes (in food) / flavor | |
| 气息 | qì xī | breath / smell / odor / flavor | |
| 意味 | yì wèi | meaning / implication / flavor / overtone / to mean / to imply / (Tw) to get a sense of | |
| 气韵 | qì yùn | (of literature, art) distinct style / flavor / spirit / character | |
| 情味 | qíng wèi | feeling / flavor / sense | |
| 风味 | fēng wèi | distinctive flavor / distinctive style | |
| 诗意 | shī yì | poetry / poetic quality or flavor | |
| 浓烈 | nóng liè | strong (taste, flavor, smell) | |
| 原味 | yuán wèi | authentic taste / plain cooked / natural flavor (without spices and seasonings) | |
| 书卷气 | shū juàn qì | scholarly flavor / educated appearance | |
| 洋气 | yáng qì | Western style / foreign flavor / trendy / fashionable | |
| 京味 | jīng wèi | Beijing flavor / Beijing style | |
| 够味 | gòu wèi | lit. just the right flavor / just right / just the thing / excellent | |
| 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 | |
| 走味 | zǒu wèi | to lose flavor | |
| 厚 |  hòu | thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress | |
| 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 | |
| 含味隽永 | hán wèi juàn yǒng | fine, lasting flavor (of literature) | |
| 跑味 | pǎo wèi | to lose flavor | |
| 跑味儿 | pǎo wèi r | to lose flavor | |
| 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 | |
| 古早味 | gǔ zǎo wèi | (Tw) traditional style / old-fashioned feel / flavor of yesteryear | |
| 吃别人嚼过的馍不香 | chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng | lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom) / fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first | |
| 橘味 | jú wèi | tangerine flavor / yuri (genre of fiction featuring lesbian romantic or sexual relationships) | |
