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滋味

滋味 zīwèi

滋味 zīwèi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 滋味 zīwèi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zīwèi | zi1 wei4
English translation
taste
flavor
feeling

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Traditional form

滋味 zīwèi

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 滋味 zīwèi

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Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵兹

Number of Strokes

12
wèi

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and wèi represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

wèi

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

口未

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 滋味 zīwèi

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méi 挨过饿 è de rén 知道 zhīdào 饥饿 jīè shì 什么 shénme 滋味 zīwèi .

Those who have not known hunger can never imagine how it feels.

盼望 pànwàng 音信 yīn xìn ér 家书 què dào ,滋味 zīwèi zhēn shì 难受 nánshòu ā !

It's terrible to hunger for news when the family's letters don't arrive!

de xìn gēn 他的 Shī 一样 yīyàng 读来 Líng 生活 shēnghuó 更添滋味 zīwèi 可谓 kě wèi 一大乐事 Lè shì

His letters, like his poetry, are life-enhancing and a delight.

迈克·爱德华兹 Aì dé huá zī 已经 yǐjīng 尝到了巨大成功 de 滋味 zīwèi

Mike Edwards has tasted success big time.

滋味 zīwèi Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 滋味 zīwèi and their own compounds.

滋味 zīwèi Compounds

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