滋味

• 拼音: zī wèi
• 汉字拆解: 滋 = 氵 + 兹 (flavor); 味 = 口 + 未 (taste)

含义

Taste; flavor; feeling. The sensation of flavor, or the emotional experience of something.

Literally refers to the taste of food, but frequently used metaphorically to describe emotional experiences or the quality of an experience. Common in expressions about life experiences, both pleasant and unpleasant.

例句

1. 这道菜滋味独特。
2. 失败的滋味不好受。
3. 他尝到了成功的滋味。

用法指南

语境: food, emotional, literary

语气: reflective

正确说法

• 离乡背井的滋味只有经历过的人才懂。(Only those who have experienced it understand the feeling of leaving one's homeland.)
• 心里不是滋味。(Feeling uncomfortable in one's heart.)

错误说法

• 什么滋味的? — use 什么味道 when asking about food taste directly

起源与历史

滋 (flavor, nourish) + 味 (taste)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal