尝鲜 嘗鮮
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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尝 嘗
- 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 品尝
- 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)
Show 12 more words with 尝 嘗
- 未尝 未嘗 wèi cháng ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ mei6 soeng4 not ever
- 浅尝 淺嘗 qiǎn cháng ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ cin2 soeng4 to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink)
- 饱尝 飽嘗 bǎo cháng ㄅㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ baau2 soeng4 to enjoy fully
- 孟尝君 孟嘗君 Mèng cháng jūn ㄇㄥˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄣ maang6 soeng4 gwan1 Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
- 备尝艰苦 備嘗艱苦 bèi cháng jiān kǔ ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ bei6 soeng4 gaan1 fu2 see 备尝辛苦
- 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)
- 尝试错误 嘗試錯誤 cháng shì cuò wù ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ soeng4 si3 co3 ng6 to proceed by trial and error; to learn by making mistakes
- 未尝不可 未嘗不可 wèi cháng bù kě ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ mei6 soeng4 bat1 ho2 (idiom) acceptable; fine; okay
- 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
- 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 勾践, in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
- 卧薪尝胆 臥薪嚐膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄢˇ ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2 variant of 卧薪尝胆
鲜 鮮
- 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
Show 15 more words with 鲜 鮮
- 鲜活 鮮活 xiān huó ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˊ sin1 wut6 vivid; lively
- 鲜美 鮮美 xiān měi ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄟˇ sin1 mei5 fresh and delicious; tasty
- 鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ sin1 faa1 flower
- 鲜血 鮮血 xiān xuè ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˋ sin1 hyut3 blood
- 鲜艳 鮮豔 xiān yàn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄧㄢˋ bright-colored; gaily-colored
- 三鲜 三鮮 sān xiān ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢ saam1 sin1 three fresh ingredients (in cooking)
- 光鲜 光鮮 guāng xiān ㄍㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄢ gwong1 sin1 bright and neat
- 朝鲜 朝鮮 Cháo xiǎn ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ciu4 sin1 North Korea
- 河鲜 河鮮 hé xiān ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ho4 sin1 freshwater fish, shrimp, crabs and clams etc
- 浅鲜 淺鮮 qiǎn xiǎn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ cin2 sin1 meager
- 生鲜 生鮮 shēng xiān ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ saang1 sin1 fresh produce and freshly prepared foods
- 鲜亮 鮮亮 xiān liang ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ sin1 loeng6 bright (color)
- 鲜剥 鮮剝 xiān bāo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄠ sin1 mok1 (of fruit, prawns etc) freshly peeled
- 鲜卑 鮮卑 Xiān bēi ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄟ sin1 bei1 Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
- 鲜味 鮮味 xiān wèi ㄒㄧㄢ ㄨㄟˋ sin1 mei6 umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
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
Show 2 more idioms with 尝 嘗
- 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 欧阳修)
- 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
Show 3 more idioms with 鲜 鮮
- 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
- 鲜血淋漓 鮮血淋漓 xiān xuè lín lí ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˊ sin1 hyut3 lam4 lei4 (idiom) drenched with blood; dripping with blood