未尝
未尝未嘗 wèi cháng ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ mei6 soeng4
- not ever
- not necessarily
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More words with these characters
未
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)
- 尝鲜嘗鮮 cháng xiān ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢ soeng4 sin1 to taste (fresh food or a delicacy)
Idioms with these characters
- 宝刀未老寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
- 长乐未央長樂未央 cháng lè wèi yāng ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄤ coeng4 lok6 mei6 joeng1 endless happiness (idiom)
- 防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 mang4 to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 方兴未艾方興未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ fong1 hing1 mei6 ngaai6 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 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)
Example sentences
- 兩隊至今均未嘗敗績。 Both teams are unbeaten.
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