[cháng]
[动]
(吃一点试试; 辨别滋味) taste; try the flavour of
taste wine
尝酒
Try some of this.
尝点这个。
I'll just try a drop, then.
那么我就尝一点吧。
Please taste the soup and see if it has enough salt.
请尝一口汤, 看盐放得够不够。
I've been wanting to taste it for a long time.
我好久就想尝尝它了。
(体验; 体会) taste; experience; come to know
have experienced all the hardships
艰苦备尝
He has tasted the sweets and bitters of life.
他尝遍了人生的酸甜苦辣。
[副]
[书] (曾经) ever; once
have never seen the person
未尝见过此人
I meant to go, only I didn't have the time.
何尝不想去, 只是没时间。
[名]
(姓氏) a surname
Chang Jie
尝杰