HSK 5 · Food

口味 kǒuwèi “taste” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 口味 means

  1. taste
  2. flavour
  3. personal taste (in food)
  4. a person’s preferences
  5. tastes (in food)

How to say 口味

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale口kǒu3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale味wèi4th tone, falling

口味 in a sentence

  1. 这个酸奶是什么口味的？

    Zhè ge suānnǎi shì shénme kǒuwèi de?

    What flavour is this yoghurt?

    Sentence #5401376 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 按口味加盐和胡椒粉。

    Àn kǒuwèi jiā yán hé hújiāofěn.

    Add salt and pepper to taste.

    Sentence #350657 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 我的口味变重了。

    Wǒ de kǒuwèi biàn zhòng le.

    I’ve started to like stronger flavours.

    Sentence #1703774 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 口味 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 口 (kǒu) with each of its parts in a different colour
口kǒumouth
  • 冂down box · jiōng
  • 一one · yī

Memory aidDrawn from an open mouth.

The character 味 (wèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
味wèitaste
  • 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part
  • 未part of the characterSound part

How to write 口味

口 3 strokes · 味 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

口味 (kǒuwèi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 口味 (kǒuwèi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 口味

Words with 口

门口ménkǒu · doorway口kǒu · mouth路口lùkǒu · intersection入口rùkǒu · entrance胃口wèikǒu · appetite借口jièkǒu · to use as an excuse出口chūkǒu · exit进口jìnkǒu · to import人口rénkǒu · population可口kěkǒu · tasty

Words with 味

味道wèidao · flavour风味fēngwèi · local flavour滋味zīwèi · taste趣味qùwèi · interest气味qìwèi · smell意味着yìwèizhe · to mean津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèi · with relish

More words: Food & Dining

花生huāshēng · peanut酱油jiàngyóu · soy sauce桔子júzi · mandarin开水kāishuǐ · boiled water辣椒làjiāo · chilli梨lí · pear粮食liángshi · grain零食língshí · between-meal nibbles

FAQs

口味 (kǒuwèi) means “taste” or “flavour”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it kǒuwèi: kǒu with a 3rd tone, then wèi with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 口味 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type kouwei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 口味 from the suggestions. Typing kouwei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
口味 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.