一味

yīwèi

adverb HSK 7-9 #36,340

Meanings

Literally 'one flavor only' — doing something in only one way without variation, implying stubbornness.

不能一味地批评孩子。

Bùnéng yīwèi de pīpíng háizi.

You can't just blindly criticize children.

他一味追求速度，忽视了质量。

Tā yīwèi zhuīqiú sùdù, hūshì le zhìliàng.

He stubbornly pursued speed and neglected quality.

一味地逃避解决不了问题。

Yīwèi de táobì jiějué bù liǎo wèntí.

Just blindly avoiding things won't solve the problem.

usage

一味 always carries a negative connotation — it implies the action is excessive, unthinking, or misguided. Never used positively.

一 yī

味 wèi