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风味 (fēng wèi) — distinctive flavor or style (especially of local cuisine or culture)

Definition

风味 (fēngwèi) pairs a place or tradition with a taste or style — typically local cuisine, less often regional culture. Compared to 味道 (pure taste/smell), 风味 adds a sense of origin and tradition.

noun
distinctive flavor or style (especially of local cuisine or culture)

Examples

  • 风味。
    Zhè jiā diàn de fēng wèi hěn dú tè.
    The flavor of this restaurant is very unique.
  • 风味。
    Zhè zhǒng fēng wèi zhǐ yǒu zài zhè lǐ cái néng cháng dào.
    This kind of flavor can only be tasted here.
  • 风味。
    Yún nán fēng wèi de cài yuè lái yuè shòu huān yíng.
    Yunnan-style dishes are becoming more and more popular.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

风fēngstyle
味wèiflavor

“风” as style and “味” as flavor combine to mean distinctive taste or style.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
未
未wèi味wèi
Same sound today

味 combines 口 (mouth) with 未, which gives the sound wèi; the mouth part relates to taste.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Flavors & Seasonings

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