滋味 (zī wèi) — taste, flavor; (figurative) feeling, experience
Definition
滋味 stresses the personal experience of a taste or feeling — often with a hint of savoring. 味道 is the neutral 'taste/flavor' of something; 感受 is the broader 'feeling/experience'.
noun
tasteflavor(figurative) feelingexperience
Examples
- 滋味。Wǒ xǐ huan zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ de zī wèi.I like the taste of this fruit.
- 滋味。Tā dì yī cì cháng dào le chéng gōng de zī wèi.He tasted the feeling of success for the first time.
- 滋味。Shī bài de zī wèi ràng tā gèng jiā nǔ lì.The taste of failure made him work harder.
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