Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 味

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

delicious
delicious food
delicacy

persistently; stubbornly; blindly

taste
flavor
feeling

tired of; fed up with; sick of
(of a person) to annoy; to be tiresome

strange odor

tangerine flavor
yuri (genre of fiction featuring lesbian romantic or sexual relationships)

siu mei
spit-roasted meat dish in Cantonese cuisine

whet the appetite

to lose flavor

sweetness
sweet taste

to be jealous

tasty

circumstances
atmosphere
mood

a person's preferences
tastes (in food)
flavor

aftertaste

variant of 滷味／卤味 (lǔwèi)

lit. just the right flavor
just right
just the thing
excellent

to think sth over

David (name)

to sample; to taste
to appreciate
one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste

tasty
to be absorbed in sth
interesting

authentic taste
plain cooked
natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)

to call to mind and ponder over
aftertaste

to become tainted with the smell of sth else
to pick up an odor

meaning
implication
flavor
overtone
to mean
to imply
(Tw) to get a sense of

seasoning
condiment
flavoring
dressing
essences

the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹／咸
all kinds of flavors

flavorless; unpalatable
odorless
dull; uninteresting

garlic odor

implicit charm in rhyme or sound
hinted appeal
interest

umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)

to ruminate
to ponder subtleties

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

game
wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport

taste bud(s)

taste

fun; interest; delight
taste; liking; preference

miso (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味噌 "miso")
also pr. (wèizēng)

fragrance
bouquet
sweet smell
CL:股 (gǔ)

odor; scent

variant of 味醂 (wèilín)

unpleasant odor

Beijing flavor
Beijing style

food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices

Western taste
Western style

bad smell; foul odor

bitter taste
bitterness

Spring Festival atmosphere; festive ambience of Chinese New Year

distinctive flavor
distinctive style

monosodium glutamate (MSG)

monosodium glutamate (MSG)

body odor
to appreciate a subtle taste

variant of 味醂 (wèilín)

seafood

acerbic (taste)
astringent

mirin, a Japanese cooking wine

aftertaste
lingering impression

sense of taste
gustation

sweetness

tedious

foul smell

feeling
flavor
sense

to improve taste
to make sth palatable

interest
taste

smell of alcohol
flavoring of rum or other liquor in food
aroma or nose (of wine)

to lose flavor

human warmth
friendliness
human touch

Subway (fast food restaurant)

medicine made from a single herb
drug made from a single substance

Ajinomoto, Japanese food and chemical corporation

flavoring agent

(Tw) traditional style
old-fashioned feel
flavor of yesteryear

miso soup

schizandra (Schisandra chinensis)
Magnolia vine

to be lacking in human character

profit-before-all-else mindset
money-grubbing

erhua variant of 走味 (zǒuwèi)

to signify
to mean
to imply

sweetener (food additive)

sweetener

King David

shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument

corrective agent
flavoring agent

smell of gunpowder
(fig.) combative tone
belligerence

seasoning
condiment
flavoring
dressing
essences

dressing
sauce

strong flavor (spicy, salty etc)
(of food) strongly flavored
(of a person) having a preference for strong flavors
(slang) intense
hardcore

to lose flavor

seasoning
flavoring

(of food) to have the right taste
(of people) to feel at ease

sweetener

tasty
to one's liking

tǔwèiqínghuà

cheesy pick-up lines

tiáowèiròuzhī

gravy

wèitóngjiáolà

lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
fig. tasteless; insipid

nàirénxúnwèi

thought-provoking
worth thinking over
to provide food for thought

to savor
to relish

yuánzhī-yuánwèi

original; authentic

suǒránguǎwèi

dull and insipid

erhua variant of 人情味 (rénqíngwèi)

biéyǒuyùnwèi

to have quite a lasting charm

hánwèijuànyǒng

fine, lasting flavor (of literature)

dāndiàofáwèi

monotonous
dull
tedious (idiom)

erhua variant of 沒人味／没人味 (méirénwèi)

pǐnwèishēnghuó

to appreciate life

wèijuéchídùn

amblygeustia
loss of food taste

yǒuzīyǒuwèi

flavorsome
(fig.) delightful
full of interest

chòuwèixiāngtóu

to share vile habits
partners in notoriety
birds of a feather

měiwèikěkǒu

delicious
tasty

guǒwèijiāotáng

jujube

wǔwèizáchén

with complex feelings (idiom)

méiyǒupǐnwèi

tasteless

tedious
dreary

to be upset
to feel disgusted

huíwèiwúqióng

to have a rich aftertaste
(fig.) memorable; to linger in one's memory

suǒránwúwèi

dull
insipid

jīnjīnyǒuwèi

with keen interest (idiom)
with great pleasure
with gusto
eagerly

dànbóguǎwèi

insipid and tasteless (idiom)

shānzhēnhǎiwèi

exotic delicacies
luxury foodstuff from distant locations

zhēnxiūměiwèi

delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat

wǔwèijùquán

a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun

xiāngwèipūbí

exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

not the right flavor
not quite right
a bit off
fishy
queer
amiss
feel bad
be upset

wèiměisījiǔ

vermouth (loanword)
Italian spiced fortified wine

yìwèishēncháng

profound
significant
meaningful

shíbùzhīwèi

lit. to eat without tasting the food
worried or downhearted (idiom)

huǒyàowèishènnóng

火药味甚浓

[火藥味甚濃]

strong smell of gunpowder
fig. tense situation
standoff

měiwèiniúgānjùn

美味牛肝菌

[美味牛肝菌]

porcino (Boletus edulis)

sèxiāngwèijùquán

色香味俱全

[色香味俱全]

to smell, look and taste great

shízhīwúwèi,qìzhībùgān

食之无味，弃之不甘

[食之無味，棄之不甘]

see 食之無味，棄之可惜／食之无味，弃之可惜 (shízhīwúwèi,qìzhīkěxī)

shízhīwúwèi,qìzhīkěxī

食之无味，弃之可惜

[食之無味，棄之可惜]

lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them