Chinese word dictionary

味觉

wèijué · sense of taste; gustation

Practice word

Word information

Simplified味觉

Traditional味覺

Pinyinwèijué

Part of speech名

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

味wèi

taste; smell, odor; delicacy

觉jué

conscious; to nap, to sleep; to wake up

How to learn 味觉

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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觉得juéde

to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)

睡觉shuìjiào

to go to bed; to sleep

感觉gǎnjué

feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive

味wèi

taste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel; quality; sense; (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription

味道wèidào

flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor

口味kǒuwèi

a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor