尝
cháng
Meaning
- to taste; to try (food)
- to experience
Definition
品尝；尝试；曾经。
To taste; to try; once (as in 'formerly').
Usage
作为动词，表示用舌头尝味道或试探性地做某事；作为副词，表示过去发生过。
Used as a verb to mean tasting with the tongue or trying something tentatively; as an adverb, it indicates that something happened in the past.
Examples
- 1 他尝了一口汤，觉得太咸了。(He tasted the soup and found it too salty.)
- 2 我想尝尝这个新菜。(I want to try this new dish.)
- 3 他尝到了成功的喜悦。(He tasted the joy of success.)
- 4 我尝去学钢琴，但没坚持下来。(I once tried to learn piano, but couldn't keep it up.)
- 5 你尝过这种水果吗？(Have you ever tasted this kind of fruit?)
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