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flavor; taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest; delight / (dialect) smell; odor
HSK 2
to signify / to mean / to imply
HSK 5
taste
HSK 4
with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly
HSK 7-9
a person's preferences / tastes (in food) / flavor
HSK 7-9
taste bud(s)
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
HSK 7-9
persistently; stubbornly; blindly
HSK 7-9
original; authentic
HSK 7-9
not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset
taste / flavor / feeling
HSK 7-9
to have a rich aftertaste / (fig.) memorable; to linger in one's memory
to sample; to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste
body odor / to appreciate a subtle taste
delicious / tasty
delicious / delicious food / delicacy
HSK 7-9
(idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought
HSK 7-9
to call to mind and ponder over / aftertaste
HSK 7-9
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) / fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
human warmth / friendliness / human touch
fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:
HSK 7-9
authentic taste / plain cooked / natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
to appreciate life
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
Ajinomoto, Japanese food and chemical corporation
distinctive flavor / distinctive style
HSK 7-9
food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices
HSK 7-9
tedious / dreary
exotic delicacies / luxury foodstuff from distant locations
profound / significant / meaningful
fun; interest; delight / taste; liking; preference
HSK 7-9
seasoning / condiment / flavoring / dressing / essences
seafood
schizandra (Schisandra chinensis) / Magnolia vine
odor; scent
HSK 7-9
tired of; fed up with; sick of / (of a person) to annoy; to be tiresome
dull and insipid
tedious
tangerine flavor / yuri (genre of fiction featuring lesbian romantic or sexual relationships)
strong flavor (spicy, salty etc) / (of food) strongly flavored / (of a person) having a preference for strong flavors / (slang) intense / hardcore
with complex feelings (idiom)
to have quite a lasting charm
to be jealous
meaning / implication / flavor / overtone / to mean / to imply / (Tw) to get a sense of
seasoning / flavoring
cheesy pick-up lines
David (name)
flavorsome / (fig.) delightful / full of interest
dull / insipid
lit. to eat without tasting the food / worried or downhearted (idiom)
smell of alcohol / flavoring of rum or other liquor in food / aroma or nose (of wine)
to share vile habits / partners in notoriety / birds of a feather
Western taste / Western style
to be upset / to feel disgusted
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
smell of gunpowder / (fig.) combative tone / belligerence
miso (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味噌 "miso") / also pr. [wei4 zeng1]
(Tw) traditional style; old-fashioned feel; flavor of yesteryear
lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom) / fig. tasteless; insipid
(of food) to have the right taste / (of people) to feel at ease
gravy
flavoring agent
sweetener (food additive)
to savor / to relish
King David
the five flavors, namely: sweet , sour , bitter , spicy hot , salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors
monotonous / dull / tedious (idiom)
dressing / sauce
a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
feeling / flavor / sense
to improve taste / to make sth palatable
to lose flavor
implicit charm in rhyme or sound / hinted appeal / interest
HSK 7-9
miso soup
medicine made from a single herb / drug made from a single substance
seasoning / condiment / flavoring / dressing / essences
tasty / to be absorbed in sth / interesting
shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
to become tainted with the smell of sth else / to pick up an odor
to ruminate / to ponder subtleties
unpleasant odor
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taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
sense of taste / gustation
strange odor
to lose flavor
game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport
to lose flavor
lit. just the right flavor / just right / just the thing / excellent
Spring Festival atmosphere; festive ambience of Chinese New Year
aftertaste
sweetener
garlic odor
tasty
strong smell of gunpowder / fig. tense situation / standoff
beech mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus)
bitter taste / bitterness
boar taint, the taste or odor of sweat or urine in pork from uncastrated pigs
umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
sweetness; sweet taste

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