Chinese Word: 尝 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

尝 (Trad.: 嘗)HSK 4

Pinyin: cháng

English Definition: to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once

Chinese Definition:
①辨别滋味：尝食。尝新(吃新收获的谷物或应时的果品)。尝鲜。品尝。卧薪尝胆。
②试，试探：尝试。尝敌(试探敌人的力量)。
③经历：尝受。备尝艰苦。
④曾经：未尝。何尝。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 小

Pictophonetic:尚 indicates the sound; 云 (speak) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 尚 [ shàng ] still, yet; even; fairly, rather
- 云 [ yún ] cloud; to say, to speak

Similar Characters: 镸

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尝试HSK 6	cháng shì	to try; to attempt; Classifiers: 次
未尝	wèi cháng	not ever; not necessarily
品尝HSK 6	pǐn cháng	to taste a small amount; to sample
何尝	hé cháng	(rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that...
饱尝HSK 4	bǎo cháng	to enjoy fully; to experience to the full over a long period

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 cháng shì 尝试 xīn shì wù 新事物。 I like to try new things.
2		tā 她 yòng 用 chā zi 叉子 pǐn cháng 品尝 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 kǎo yā 烤鸭。 She tasted a piece of roast duck with a fork.
3		wǒ men 我们 yào 要 cháng shì 尝试 fǎn tuī 反推 tā men 他们 de 的 xiǎng fǎ 想法。 We need to try to reverse-engineer their ideas.
4		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 cháng shì 尝试 gè zhǒng 各种 fēng wèi 风味 de 的 cān diǎn 餐点。 I enjoy trying different kinds of dishes.
5		jīn nián xià tiān 今年夏天， wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 cháng shì 尝试 yí xià 一下 qián shuǐ 潜水。 I want to try diving this summer.

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 cháng shì 尝试 xīn shì wù 新事物。 I like to try new things.
2		tā 她 yòng 用 chā zi 叉子 pǐn cháng 品尝 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 kǎo yā 烤鸭。 She tasted a piece of roast duck with a fork.
3		wǒ men 我们 yào 要 cháng shì 尝试 fǎn tuī 反推 tā men 他们 de 的 xiǎng fǎ 想法。 We need to try to reverse-engineer their ideas.
4		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 cháng shì 尝试 gè zhǒng 各种 fēng wèi 风味 de 的 cān diǎn 餐点。 I enjoy trying different kinds of dishes.
5		jīn nián xià tiān 今年夏天， wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 cháng shì 尝试 yí xià 一下 qián shuǐ 潜水。 I want to try diving this summer.