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Meaning of 尝

Pinyin cháng

Radical

小

Strokes

Definition

indicator of past tense / to taste / flavor / already / ever / once / test / already / formerly, to taste

Usage

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尝 cháng 1. 辨别滋味。 (To distinguish tastes; to taste.) 例：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。 (To try; to test.) 例：尝试。尝敌（试探敌人的力量）。 3. 经历。 (To experience.) 例：尝受。备尝艰苦。 4. 曾经。 (Have already.) 例：未尝。何尝。 --- 尝 cháng 1. 同本义 ([En.] taste; try the flavour of) 【引】 1. 《礼记·月令》：天子乃以雏尝黍。 2. 《礼记·曲礼》：臣先尝之。 3. 《论语》：不敢尝。 4. 《汉书·礼乐志》：百鬼迪尝。 5. 《诗·小雅·甫田》：尝其旨否。例：又如:尝酒;尝食（试辨食物的味道）；尝酎（祭祀的时候，尝一尝新酒的滋味）。 2. 尝试 ([En.] try) 【引】 1. 《小尔雅》：尝，试也。 2. 《左传·襄公十八年》：诸侯方睦于晋，臣请尝人，若何？例：又如:尝巧（试验其技巧）；尝汤戏（正戏前加演的短戏）。 3. 经历 ([En.] experience) 【引】 1. 《左传·僖公十八年》：险阻艰难，备尝之矣。例：又如:备尝艰苦；尝到了公职的甜头。 --- 尝 cháng 曾经 (【英】：have already) 【引】 1. 宋·王安石《伤仲永》：仲永生五年，未尝识书具，忽啼求之。 2. 宋·范仲淹《岳阳楼记》：予尝求古仁人之心，或异二者之为，何哉？

尝试 cháng shì

to try / to attempt / CL:次[ci4]

卧薪尝胆 wò xīn cháng dǎn

lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

何尝 hé cháng

(rhetorical question) when? / how? / it's not that...

未尝 wèi cháng

not ever / not necessarily

尝尝 cháng cháng

have a try / taste

品尝 pǐn cháng

to taste a small amount / to sample

尝到 cháng dào

taste / savour / savor

尝新 cháng xīn

have a taste of what is just in season / taste a fresh delicacy

饱尝 bǎo cháng

to enjoy fully / to experience to the full over a long period

尝鲜 cháng xiān

have a taste of what is just in season

浅尝辄止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into / to attempt half-heartedly / content with a smattering of knowledge

尝试性 cháng shì xìng

Tentative

浅尝 qiǎn cháng

dilettante / amateur / to dabble in / to flirt with (a topic)