无味 (wú wèi) — tasteless, dull, insipid

Definition

无味 covers two senses: literally 'tasteless' (food/flavor) and figuratively 'dull, uninteresting' (speeches, books). It is a more literary adjective than the everyday 难吃 (bad-tasting food).

adjective
tastelessdullinsipid

Examples

  • 无味
    Zhè dào cài yì diǎn r wèi dào dōu méi yǒu, zhēn shì wú wèi.
    This dish has no flavor at all; it's really tasteless.
  • 无味
    Tā de yǎn jiǎng hěn wú wèi, dà jiā dōu kuài shuì zháo le.
    His speech was very dull; everyone almost fell asleep.
  • 无味
    Zhè běn shū nèi róng wú wèi, wǒ kàn le jǐ yè jiù bù xiǎng kàn le.
    The content of this book is insipid; I didn't want to read after a few pages.

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