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甘味
gān wèi
Pinyin
Definition
甘味
-
gān wèi
sweetness
sweet taste
Character Decomposition
甘
甘
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
滋味
zī wèi
1
taste
2
flavor
3
feeling
甘
Gān
1
surname Gan
2
abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gān sù Shěng]
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
原味
yuán wèi
1
authentic taste
2
plain cooked
3
natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
味儿
wèi r5
1
taste
味精
wèi jīng
1
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
味觉
wèi jué
1
sense of taste
2
gustation
品味
pǐn wèi
1
to sample
2
to taste
3
to appreciate
4
one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc)
5
good taste
回味
huí wèi
1
to reflect on
2
to ponder over
3
aftertaste
年味
nián wèi
1
Spring Festival atmosphere
2
festive ambiance of Chinese New Year
心甘情愿
xīn gān qíng yuàn
1
delighted to (do sth, idiom)
2
perfectly happy to do
3
most willing to do
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
有味
yǒu wèi
1
tasty
气味
qì wèi
1
odor
2
scent
Idioms
(20)
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
1
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2
not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
1
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2
not content to lag behind
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)
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
1
shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
2
for better or for worse
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
1
tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
2
tasteless
3
insipid
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
1
monotonous
2
dull
3
tedious (idiom)
心甘情愿
xīn gān qíng yuàn
1
delighted to (do sth, idiom)
2
perfectly happy to do
3
most willing to do
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
甘之如饴
gān zhī rú yí
1
lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly
2
a glutton for punishment
甘心情愿
gān xīn qíng yuàn
1
willingly and gladly (idiom)
甘言蜜语
gān yán mì yǔ
1
(idiom) sweet words
2
sweet talk
3
cajolery
自甘堕落
zì gān duò luò
1
to abandon oneself (idiom)
2
to let oneself go
苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái
1
bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
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
饫甘餍肥
yù gān yàn féi
1
to live off the fat of the land (idiom)
2
to have a luxurious lifestyle
香味扑鼻
xiāng wèi pū bí
1
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
Sample Sentences