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尝

cháng
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to taste; to try (food)
  2. 2. to experience
  3. 3. (literary) ever; once

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Stroke order

9 strokes

Word relationships

Related words

2 items
经历
jīng lì

experience

尝用于表示经历时与之相关
品味
pǐn wèi

to sample; to taste

表示仔细品尝，常与食物或艺术相关

Usage notes

Collocations

Often combined with 尝尝 (try a bit) or 尝试 (attempt), not with non-food objects unless metaphorical.

Example Sentences

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你 尝 一下这个汤，看看咸不咸。
Taste this soup and see if it's salty enough.
人生的酸甜苦辣都要 尝 一 尝 。
One should taste all the joys and sorrows of life.
你要 尝 尝 吗？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 12687076)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 尝

品尝
pǐn cháng

to taste a small amount

尝试
cháng shì

to try; to attempt

何尝
hé cháng

(rhetorical question) when?

备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ

to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)

尝尽心酸
cháng jìn xīn suān

to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)

尝粪
cháng fèn

to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety)

尝鲜
cháng xiān

to taste (fresh food or a delicacy)

孟尝君
mèng cháng jūn

Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

未尝
wèi cháng

not ever

浅尝
qiǎn cháng

to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink)

浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop

卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn

lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[gōu jiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)

饱尝
bǎo cháng

to enjoy fully