How to say “taste” in Chinese

品尝
pǐncháng

taste, sample

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Food and taste”

“Taste” in Chinese is 品尝, pǐn cháng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

品尝 is read pǐn cháng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

pǐn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
cháng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

品
pǐn — product, goods; quality

Three 口 stacked in a pile.

尝
cháng — taste

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “品尝”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “taste” in Chinese?

“Taste” in Chinese is 品尝, pinyin pǐncháng.

What does 品尝 mean?

品尝 (pǐncháng) means “taste, sample”.

How do you write 品尝?

品尝 is 2 characters: 品 (pǐn) — product, goods; quality; 尝 (cháng) — taste. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 品尝?

品尝 is read pǐncháng. Tones: pǐn — third tone, cháng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“taste” in the lesson “Crunchy and scalding”

This word is from the topic “Food and taste” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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