(cháng) — to taste (food or drink); to experience, to sample (a feeling or situation)

Definition

尝 (cháng) means 'to taste' or 'to sample an experience' — used for food (尝尝这汤) and for trying out something. It's narrower than 试 (general 'to try/test') and narrower than 品尝 (more formal, for wine/food tasting).

verb
to taste (food or drink)to experienceto sample (a feeling or situation)

Examples

  • Wǒ xiǎng cháng yí xià zhè ge tāng.
    I want to taste this soup.
  • Nǐ cháng guò sì chuān cài ma?
    Have you tried Sichuan food?
  • Tā cháng dào le shēng huó de tián.
    He tasted the sweetness of life.

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