尝

嘗

cháng

verb HSK 5 #3,035

Meanings

Nǐ chángchang zhè dào cài hǎo bu hǎochī.

Try this dish and see if it's good.

Wǒ cónglái méi cháng guò zhè zhǒng shuǐguǒ.

I've never tasted this kind of fruit before.

Ràng wǒ cháng yī kǒu.

Let me have a taste.

usage

尝尝 (reduplicated) softens the tone — 'have a little taste.' 尝 alone is more direct.

culture

The traditional form 嘗 has 口 (mouth) at the bottom — you taste with your mouth.

尝 cháng