爽口 (shuǎng kǒu) — crisp and refreshing (of food or drink)

Definition

Describes food or drink that tastes crisp, light, and refreshing on the palate — not heavy or greasy. Pairs naturally with 吃起来 in 吃起来很爽口.

adjective
crisp and refreshing (of food or drink)

Examples

  • 爽口。
    Zhè dào liáng cài chī qǐ lái hěn shuǎng kǒu.
    This cold dish tastes very crisp and refreshing.
  • ,爽口!
    Xià tiān hē yì bēi bīng shuǐ, zhēn shuǎng kǒu!
    Drinking a glass of ice water in summer is really refreshing!
  • 爽口。
    Zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ yòu tián yòu shuǎng kǒu.
    This fruit is both sweet and refreshing.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

爽 is written by combining 大 and 㸚 to mean bright.

Open 爽 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

Open 口 →

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.