美味 (měi wèi) — delicious food; delicacy

Definition

As a noun, 美味 means 'delicious food / delicacy' — the dish itself rather than how it tastes. Compare 美食 (fine cuisine as a category) and 好吃 (an adjective, 'tastes good').

noun
delicious fooddelicacy

Examples

  • 美味
    Wǒ qǐng péng you lái jiā lǐ chī měi wèi.
    I invited friends to come to my home to eat delicious food.
  • 美味
    Zhè jiā diàn de měi wèi fēi cháng xīn xiān.
    The delicious food at this restaurant is very fresh.
  • 美味
    Zhè lǐ de měi wèi ràng wǒ chī le hái xiǎng chī.
    The delicious food here makes me want to eat more and more.

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