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尝
cháng
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- pinyin
- cháng
- simplified
- 尝
- traditional
- 嘗
1 · verb
To try a little food or drink to discover its flavour.
吃喝少量东西以了解味道。
Use taste something; this is the verb, not the noun for flavour.
May I taste the soup?
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我可以尝一下汤吗？
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2 · verb
To try a small amount of food or drink to find out how it tastes.
吃或喝少量食物、饮料，以了解它的味道。
This is the action of tasting, as in 尝一口 or 尝一下. It is distinct from saying how something tastes and from the noun taste.
She tasted a little and thought it was slightly sour.
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她尝了一小口，觉得味道有点酸。
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I'd like to try both kinds of dumplings.
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这两种饺子我都想尝一下。
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Mandarin reading: cháng.
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taste — To try a little food or drink to discover its flavour.