品尝

品嘗

pǐncháng

verb HSK 7-9 #7,385

Meanings

请品尝一下我们的特色菜。

Qǐng pǐncháng yīxià wǒmen de tèsècài.

Please sample our specialty dishes.

她喜欢品尝各地的美食。

Tā xǐhuān pǐncháng gèdì de měishí.

She enjoys tasting foods from different places.

我们一起品尝这瓶红酒吧。

Wǒmen yīqǐ pǐncháng zhè píng hóngjiǔ ba.

Let's savor this bottle of red wine together.

usage

品尝 implies savoring or tasting carefully and appreciatively. It's more refined than 尝 alone. Often used for food, wine, tea, etc.

memory

品 (to evaluate/appreciate, with its three 口 mouths) + 尝 (to taste) = tasting with appreciation.

品 pǐn

尝 cháng