滋

滋 in English

zī: to grow / to nourish / to increase / to cause / juice / taste / (dialect) to spout / to spurt

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

严禁卖淫嫖娼，赌博，吸毒，酗酒滋事等违法犯罪活动！

Prostitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
他们并排坐在橡树下，尝到了接吻的滋味后，便无法停止彼此的爱意。

They were seated side by side under an oak, and, having once tasted of the pleasure of kissing, were unable to cease their endearments.
他感染了爱滋病。

He got infected with HIV.
你尝过真正饥饿的滋味吗？

Do you know what it is like to be really hungry?
你知不知道思念的滋味？

Do you know the taste of thought?
你知道悲伤的滋味么？

Do you know what sadness feels like?
在贫穷国家，最常见的仿冒药品是用来治疗疟疾、结核病和爱滋病等危及生命的疾病的药品。

The most commonly counterfeited medicines in poor countries are used to treat life-threatening conditions such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
她在鋼琴上彈了一首華爾滋舞曲。

She played a waltz on the piano.