味觉

味覺

wèijué

noun HSK 6 #21,519

Meanings

1 sense of taste
2 gustation

Characters

flavor / taste / smell

sense / perception / awareness

Examples

HSK 4

生病之后他的味觉受到了影响。

Shēngbìng zhīhòu tā de wèijué shòudào le yǐngxiǎng.

His sense of taste was affected after getting sick.

HSK 6

味觉是人体的五种感官之一。

Wèijué shì réntǐ de wǔ zhǒng gǎnguān zhīyī.

The sense of taste is one of the five human senses.

Tips

memory

味 (wèi) = flavour/taste, 觉 (jué) = sense/perception, so 味觉 = 'flavour sense.'

Stroke Order

味 wèi

觉 jué