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品尝

pǐncháng

to taste

A person with closed eyes lifts a spoonful of soup to their lips
Memory picture

Characters in this word

品 pǐn

Strokes
9
Radical
口 — mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

尝 cháng

Strokes
9
Radical
⺌ — small
Made of
尚 still, yet 云 cloud
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 游客可以在展会上品尝不同地区的特色农产品。 Yóukè kěyǐ zài zhǎnhuì shàng pǐncháng bùtóng dìqū de tèsè nóngchǎnpǐn. Visitors can taste special agricultural products from different regions at the exhibition.
  • 来这里一定要品尝一下当地的小吃。 Lái zhèlǐ yídìng yào pǐncháng yíxià dāngdì de xiǎochī. When you come here you must try the local snacks.
  • 她慢慢品尝着刚煮好的汤,满意地点了点头。 Tā mànmàn pǐncháng zhe gāng zhǔ hǎo de tāng, mǎnyì de diǎn le diǎn tóu. She slowly tasted the freshly cooked soup and nodded with satisfaction.

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