Chinese Conversation · Level 55
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Chinese word
回味
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuí wèi
Meaning
- nounaftertaste
Example
这道菜有很好的回味。zhè dào cài yǒu hěn hǎo de huí wèi
This dish has a very good aftertaste.
More examples
这本小说结尾出人意料，读后让人久久有回味。zhè běn xiǎo shuō jié wěi chū rén yì liào dú hòu ràng rén jiú jiǔ yǒu huí wèi
The novel's unexpected ending leaves readers with a lasting aftertaste.
Core concept
What comes back after an experience and stays as a lasting trace, especially a flavor after food or a feeling after an event.
Common phrases
回味无穷huí wèi wú qióng
endless aftertaste
留下回味liú xià huí wèi
leave an aftertaste
回味悠长huí wèi yōu cháng
long-lasting aftertaste
Similar words
余味yú wèi: The lasting taste or impression left after a meal, a drink, or another experience.
后味hòu wèi: The lingering flavor sensed in the mouth after eating or drinking.
Definition in Chinese
食物或饮品吞咽后在口中残存并回荡的味道，也可引申为事物带来的持久印象。shí wù huò yín pǐn tūn yàn hòu zài kǒu zhōng cán cún bìng huí dàng de wèi dào yě kě yǐn shēn wèi shì wù dài lái de chí jiǔ yìn xiàng
Word origin
The word 回味 (huíwèi, "aftertaste") joins the ideas of returning and taste, first presenting flavor as something that returns in the mouth and then extending that image to a lasting impression.
Usage tips
- For food, this word focuses on the flavor left after swallowing, so a dish can have a pleasant or poor one even when its first taste is strong.
Other meanings
- savorverb
- lingering impressionnoun
Related words
- 回味无穷huí wèi wú qióngendless aftertasteidiom
- 回味悠长huí wèi yōu chánglong-lasting aftertasteidiom
- 回味儿huí wèiraftertastenoun