味
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wèi · taste

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4
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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 味

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wèiWords pronounced wèi
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Example sentences

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Wǒ zhī qián zài nǎ lǐ wén dào guò zhège wèi dào.我之前在哪里闻到过这个味道。

I've smelled this smell somewhere before.

Source: Tatoeba #13994836 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de yīzhuó bù hé wǒ de kǒu wèi.她的衣着不合我的口味。

Her dress is not to my taste.

Source: Tatoeba #1735622 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ suǒ yǒu de dàn gāo dōu hěn měi wèi !我所有的蛋糕都很美味!

All my cakes are delicious!

Source: Tatoeba #819769 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì bu shì yì wèi zhe nǐ bú huì lái le?这是不是意味着你不会来了?

Does that mean you won't come?

Source: Tatoeba #333800 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bào yuàn cài de wèi dào bù hǎo.他抱怨菜的味道不好。

He complained of the dish tasting bad.

Source: Tatoeba #919888 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā lái zhǎo wǒ de shí hòu quán shēn dōu shì jiǔ de wèi dào.他来找我的时候全身都是酒的味道。

When he came and found me, his whole body reeked of alcohol.

Source: Tatoeba #398340 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 味 in context

  1. Say wèi, then recall the core meaning: taste.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 味道 (wèi dào), meaning “flavor”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 味 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.