味道

• 拼音: wèi dào
• 汉字拆解: 味 = 口 (mouth) + 未 (not yet, phonetic) — taste; 道 = 辶 (walk) + 首 (head) — way, path

含义

Taste; flavour; smell. The quality perceived by the senses of taste or smell.

Can refer to both taste (of food and drink) and smell (pleasant or unpleasant). Common adjectives include 好 (good), 不好 (bad), 奇怪 (strange), and 特别 (special). Also used figuratively to mean the feel or atmosphere of something.

例句

1. 这个菜的味道很好。
2. 你闻到什么味道了吗？
3. 妈妈做的饭味道最好。

用法指南

语境: food, cooking, everyday, description

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这个汤的味道不错。(This soup tastes pretty good.)
• 什么味道？好香啊！(What's that smell? It smells great!)

错误说法

• 味道很高 (Don't use 高 with 味道 — use 好/不好/浓/淡 to describe taste; 高 is for height, temperature, or price)

起源与历史

味 (wèi, taste) + 道 (dào, way/path). The 'way' or quality of a flavour.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal