How to say “sense of taste” in Chinese
sense of taste
“Sense of taste” in Chinese is 味觉, wèi jué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
味觉 is read wèi jué: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 未 wèi hints at the sound.
Two readings: jiào in 睡觉 and jué in 觉得.
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 “味觉”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sense of taste” in Chinese?
“Sense of taste” in Chinese is 味觉, pinyin wèijué.
What does 味觉 mean?
味觉 (wèijué) means “sense of taste”.
How do you write 味觉?
味觉 is 2 characters: 味 (wèi) — taste, smell; 觉 (jiào) — sleep; feel. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 味觉?
味觉 is read wèijué. Tones: wèi — fourth tone, jué — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“sense of 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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