尝鲜
尝鲜嘗鮮 cháng xiān ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢ soeng4 sin1
- to taste (fresh food or a delicacy)
- (fig.) to try sth new
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More words with these characters
尝
- 品尝品嚐 pǐn cháng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄔㄤˊ to have a taste of; to sample
- 尝试嘗試 cháng shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ soeng4 si3 to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
- 何尝何嘗 hé cháng ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄤˊ ho4 soeng4 (rhetorical question) when?
- 品尝品嘗 pǐn cháng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄔㄤˊ ban2 soeng4 variant of 品嚐|品尝[pin3 chang2]
- 尝粪嘗糞 cháng fèn ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄣˋ soeng4 fan3 to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety)
- 未尝未嘗 wèi cháng ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ mei6 soeng4 not ever
鲜
- 保鲜保鮮 bǎo xiān ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ bou2 sin1 to keep fresh; to preserve freshness
- 新鲜新鮮 xīn xiān ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ san1 sin1 fresh (experience, food etc)
- 海鲜海鮮 hǎi xiān ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢ hoi2 sin1 seafood
- 鲜奶鮮奶 xiān nǎi ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄞˇ sin1 naai5 fresh milk
- 鲜明鮮明 xiān míng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sin1 ming4 (of colors) bright; fresh and clear
- 鲜活鮮活 xiān huó ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˊ sin1 wut6 vivid; lively
Idioms with these characters
- 备尝辛苦備嘗辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ bei6 soeng4 san1 fu2 (idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships
- 尝尽心酸嘗盡心酸 cháng jìn xīn suān ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢ soeng4 zeon6 sam1 syun1 to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
- 浅尝辄止淺嘗輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓˇ cin2 soeng4 zip3 zi2 lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
- 未尝不可未嘗不可 wèi cháng bù kě ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ mei6 soeng4 bat1 ho2 (idiom) acceptable; fine; okay
- 卧薪尝胆臥薪嘗膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄢˇ ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2 lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 jian4], in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
- 德薄能鲜德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ dak1 bok6 nang4 sin2 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1])
- 屡见不鲜屢見不鮮 lǚ jiàn bù xiān ㄌㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢ leoi5 gin3 bat1 sin1 a common occurrence (idiom)
- 旗帜鲜明旗幟鮮明 qí zhì xiān míng ㄑㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ kei4 ci3 sin1 ming4 to show one's colors
- 数见不鲜數見不鮮 shuò jiàn bù xiān ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢ sou3 gin3 bat1 sin1 a common occurrence (idiom)
- 鲜为人知鮮為人知 xiǎn wéi rén zhī ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ sin2 wai4 jan4 zi1 rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown