嚐 (cháng) - To taste & to try

嚐Tone 2

cháng ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

嫦晨

嚐 · cháng

To taste;

to try;

to sample;

to experience.

To tasteto tryto sample

Usage highlights

To tasteTo try foodTo have a tasteTo sample delicaciesTo experience hardshipTo try something new

Synonyms

  • 品— to taste, to sample
  • 试— to try, to test
  • 体验— to experience

Antonyms

  • 吐— to spit out
  • 拒— to refuse, to reject

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Let me taste this dish (尝一尝这道菜).
  • He wants to try the new flavor (他想尝新口味).
  • We should sample the local delicacies (我们应该尝当地美食).
  • She has experienced both success and failure (她尝过成功和失败的滋味).

Collocations

  • To taste(品尝)
  • To try food(尝鲜)
  • To have a taste(尝一尝)
  • To sample delicacies(尝美食)
  • To experience hardship(尝苦头)
  • To try something new(尝新)

Idioms

  • To taste the gall and sleep on brushwood(卧薪尝胆)
  • To have tasted all sorts of hardships(备尝艰苦)
  • To sample all the delicacies(尝遍珍馐)
  • To try and see(尝试验证)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally derived from the character 嘗, which depicted tasting food with the mouth.
  • In Chinese culture, 'tasting' is often used metaphorically to describe experiencing life's various circumstances.
  • The idiom 'sleep on brushwood and taste gall' (卧薪尝胆) represents enduring hardship to achieve vengeance or success.

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