味道 wèi dao flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor syn 品 pǐn (bound form) article / commodity / product / goods / (bound form) grade / rank / kind / type / variety / character / disposition / nature / temperament / to taste sth / to sample / to criticize / to comment / to judge / to size up / fret (on a guitar or lute) syn 滋味 zī wèi taste / flavor / feeling syn 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 syn 味儿 味兒 wèi r taste syn 品尝 品嘗 pǐn cháng to have a taste of / to sample syn 品位 pǐn wèi rank / grade / quality / (aesthetic) taste syn 大方 dà fang generous / magnanimous / stylish / in good taste / easy-mannered / natural and relaxed syn 款式 kuǎn shi elegant / elegance / good taste syn 可口 kě kǒu tasty / to taste good syn 俗气 俗氣 sú qì tacky / inelegant / in poor taste / vulgar / banal syn 甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc) / benefit syn 低俗 dī sú vulgar / poor taste syn 趣味 qù wèi fun / interest / delight / taste / liking / preference syn 领教 領教 lǐng jiào much obliged / thank you / to ask advice / (ironically or humorously) to experience / to taste 秀雅 xiù yǎ exquisite / in good taste syn 尖刻 jiān kè caustic / biting / piquant / acerbic / vitriolic / acrimonious syn 领略 領略 lǐng lüè to have a taste of / to realize / to appreciate syn 味觉 味覺 wèi jué sense of taste / gustation 好恶 好惡 hào wù lit. likes and dislikes / preferences / taste 体味 體味 tǐ wèi body odor / to appreciate a subtle taste syn 雅致 yǎ zhì elegant / refined / in good taste syn 味蕾 wèi lěi taste bud(s) 顺口 順口 shùn kǒu to read smoothly (of text) / to blurt out (without thinking) / to suit one's taste (of food) syn 辛辣 xīn là spicy hot (taste) / fig. biting (criticism) syn 审美 審美 shěn měi esthetics / appreciating the arts / taste syn 浓烈 濃烈 nóng liè strong (taste, flavor, smell) syn 辛酸 xīn suān pungent (taste) / bitter / fig. sad / miserable syn 对口 對口 duì kǒu (of two performers) to speak or sing alternately / to be fit for the purposes of a job or task / (of food) to suit sb's taste syn 合意 hé yì to suit one's taste / suitable / congenial / by mutual agreement syn 品茶 pǐn chá to taste tea / to sip tea 卧薪尝胆 臥薪嚐膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom) / fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge syn 苦味 kǔ wèi bitter taste / bitterness syn 媚俗 mèi sú to cater to the public's taste / kitsch / commercial syn 品茗 pǐn míng to taste tea / to sip tea 兴味 興味 xìng wèi interest / taste syn 原味 yuán wèi authentic taste / plain cooked / natural flavor (without spices and seasonings) 相中 xiāng zhòng to find to one's taste / to pick (after looking at) / Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4] syn 罗刹 羅剎 luó chà demon in Buddhism / poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food 脾胃 pí wèi spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM) / preferences / one's taste (e.g. in literature) syn 苦口 kǔ kǒu lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口) / fig. earnestly (of warning, advice) syn 味 wèi taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription syn 辛 xīn (of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa syn 滋 zī to grow / to nourish / to increase / to cause / juice / taste / (dialect) to spout / to spurt syn 品酒 pǐn jiǔ to taste wine / to sip wine 咂 zā to sip / to smack one's lips / to taste / to savor syn 荼 tú thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion 顺嘴 順嘴 shùn zuǐ to read smoothly (of text) / to blurt out (without thinking) / to suit one's taste (of food) 嘴尖 zuǐ jiān sharp-tongued / to have a keen sense of taste / to be picky about one's food syn 甘味 gān wèi sweetness / sweet taste 投其所好 tóu qí suǒ hào to adapt to sb's taste / to fit sb's fancy syn 醰 tán bitter taste in wine / rich / full flavored 漤 lǎn to soak (fruits) in hot water or limewater to remove astringent taste / to marinate in salt etc / to pickle 以眼还眼 以眼還眼 yǐ yǎn huán yǎn an eye for an eye (idiom) / fig. to use the enemy's methods against him / to give sb a taste of his own medicine 好奇尚异 好奇尚異 hào qí shàng yì to have a taste for the exotic (idiom) 珍馐美馔 珍饈美饌 zhēn xiū měi zhuàn delicacy and fine taste (idiom) / a wonderful treat 请君入瓮 請君入甕 qǐng jūn rù wèng lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom) / fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine 齿颊生香 齒頰生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom) / fig. to water at the mouth / to drool in anticipation 咸涩 鹹澀 xián sè salty and bitter / acerbic 粗劣作品 cū liè zuò pǐn kitsch / vulgar art / art in bad taste 庸俗作品 yōng sú zuò pǐn vulgar art / art in bad taste / kitsch 呫 zhān to drink / to sip / to taste / to lick / whisper / petty 有眼光 yǒu yǎn guāng to have good taste 一回生，二回熟 yī huí shēng , èr huí shú lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom) / unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers at first meeting, but soon friends / awkward at first but becoming skillful later / an acquired taste 一次生，两次熟 一次生，兩次熟 yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers are first meeting, but soon friends / an acquired taste 人各有所好 rén gè yǒu suǒ hào everyone has their likes and dislikes / there is no accounting for taste / chacun son goût 以其人之道，还治其人之身 以其人之道，還治其人之身 yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1]) / to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game / to give sb a taste of his own medicine 以眼还眼，以牙还牙 以眼還眼，以牙還牙 yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom) / fig. to use the enemy's methods against him / to give sb a taste of his own medicine 对胃口 對胃口 duì wèi kǒu to one's taste / to one's liking 提味 tí wèi to improve taste / to make sth palatable 洋味 yáng wèi Western taste / Western style 珍馐美味 珍饈美味 zhēn xiū měi wèi delicacy and fine taste (idiom) / a wonderful treat 脱涩 脫澀 tuō sè to remove astringent taste 落俗 luò sú to show poor taste 蟠桃胜会 蟠桃勝會 pán táo shèng huì a victory banquet to taste the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母 顺嘴儿 順嘴兒 shùn zuǐ r to read smoothly (of text) / to blurt out (without thinking) / to suit one's taste (of food) 咸津津 鹹津津 xián jīn jīn nice and salty (taste) syn 色香味俱全 sè xiāng wèi jù quán to smell, look and taste great 味觉迟钝 味覺遲鈍 wèi jué chí dùn amblygeustia / loss of food taste 试饮 試飲 shì yǐn to taste (wine etc) 凑趣 湊趣 còu qù to comply in order to please others / to accommodate sb else's taste / to make fun of 咂摸 zā mo (dialect) to savor / to test the taste of / (fig.) to ponder upon / to mull over 尝粪 嘗糞 cháng fèn to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety) / to suck up to sb / to kiss ass 是味儿 是味兒 shì wèi r (of food) to have the right taste / (of people) to feel at ease syn 鼻酸 bí suān to have a tingling sensation in one's nose (due to grief, pungent odor or taste) / to be choked up 强扭的瓜不甜 強扭的瓜不甜 qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen 盲品 máng pǐn blind taste testing 舌乳头 舌乳頭 shé rǔ tóu lingual papillae / taste buds 尝鲜 嘗鮮 cháng xiān to taste (fresh food or a delicacy) / (fig.) to try sth new syn 土腥 tǔ xīng (of a taste or smell) earthy 傻瓜干面 傻瓜乾麵 shǎ guā gān miàn boiled noodles served without broth, topped with just a sprinkle of oil and some chopped spring onions, to which customers add vinegar, soy sauce or chili oil according to their taste 公猪异味 公豬異味 gōng zhū yì wèi boar taint, the taste or odor of sweat or urine in pork from uncastrated pigs 衣品 yī pǐn taste in clothes / dress sense / fashion sense 猪膻味 豬膻味 zhū shān wèi boar taint, the taste or odor of sweat or urine in pork from uncastrated pigs 