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提味
tí wèi
Pinyin
Definition
提味
-
tí wèi
to improve taste
to make sth palatable
Character Decomposition
提
扌
日
一
龰
味
口
木
一
Related Words
(20)
口味
kǒu wèi
1
a person's preferences
2
tastes (in food)
3
flavor
味
wèi
1
taste
2
smell
3
classifier for drugs (in TCM)
味道
wèi dao
1
flavor
2
smell
3
hint of
意味
yì wèi
1
meaning
2
implication
3
flavor
4
overtone
5
to mean
6
to imply
7
(Tw) to get a sense of
提
tí
1
to carry (hanging down from the hand)
2
to lift
3
to put forward
4
to mention
5
to raise (an issue)
6
upwards character stroke
7
lifting brush stroke (in painting)
8
scoop for measuring liquid
提供
tí gōng
1
to offer
2
to supply
3
to provide
4
to furnish
提前
tí qián
1
to shift to an earlier date
2
to do sth ahead of time
3
in advance
提问
tí wèn
1
to question
2
to quiz
3
to grill
提升
tí shēng
1
to promote
2
to upgrade
提示
tí shì
1
to point out
2
to remind (sb of sth)
3
to suggest
4
suggestion
5
tip
6
reminder
7
notice
提醒
tí xǐng
1
to remind
2
to call attention to
3
to warn of
提高
tí gāo
1
to raise
2
to increase
3
to improve
滋味
zī wèi
1
taste
2
flavor
3
feeling
美味
měi wèi
1
delicious
2
delicious food
3
delicacy
一味
yī wèi
1
blindly
2
invariably
乏味
fá wèi
1
tedious
入味
rù wèi
1
tasty
2
to be absorbed in sth
3
interesting
前提
qián tí
1
premise
2
precondition
3
prerequisite
原味
yuán wèi
1
authentic taste
2
plain cooked
3
natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
味儿
wèi r5
1
taste
Idioms
(19)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
1
a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
1
with complex feelings (idiom)
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
1
tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
2
tasteless
3
insipid
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
1
lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
2
to talk about sb's weak point
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
1
monotonous
2
dull
3
tedious (idiom)
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
1
a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
提神醒脑
tí shén xǐng nǎo
1
to refresh and clear the mind (idiom)
2
invigorating
3
bracing
提纲挈领
tí gāng qiè lǐng
1
to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
津津有味
jīn jīn yǒu wèi
1
with keen interest (idiom)
2
with great pleasure
3
with gusto
4
eagerly
淡泊寡味
dàn bó guǎ wèi
1
insipid and tasteless (idiom)
珍馐美味
zhēn xiū měi wèi
1
delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
相提并论
xiāng tí bìng lùn
1
to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
2
to place on a par with
3
(often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
绝口不提
jué kǒu bù tí
1
lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
2
to censor
耳提面命
ěr tí miàn mìng
1
to give sincere advice (idiom)
2
to exhort earnestly
只字不提
zhī zì bù tí
1
not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
2
fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
3
to censor
食不知味
shí bù zhī wèi
1
lit. to eat without tasting the food
2
worried or downhearted (idiom)
食之无味,弃之可惜
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī
1
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
2
fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
香味扑鼻
xiāng wèi pū bí
1
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
Sample Sentences