嘗 [尝]

Jyutping soeng4
Pinyin cháng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to taste; to try (food)
  2. to experience
  3. (literary) ever; once
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    用口​嚟​試​，​即​係​品嚐
    to taste; to experience
    • 佢嘗遍天下間嘅美食。
      佢尝遍天下间嘅美食。
      keoi5 soeng4 pin3 tin1 haa6 gaan1 ge3 mei5 sik6.
      He has tasted the best cuisines all over the word.
  2. 動詞
    試
    to try
    • 嘗試
      尝试
      soeng4 si3
      to try
    • 你嘗試吓下次唔好再遲到吖不如。
      你尝试吓下次唔好再迟到吖不如。
      nei5 soeng4 si3 haa5 haa6 ci3 m4 hou2 zoi3 ci4 dou3 aa1 bat1 jyu4.
      What about trying not to be late next time?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to attempt; to try
  2. character
    to taste; to try the flavour
    • 來嚐嚐這個蛋糕吧。
      来尝尝这个蛋糕吧。
      lái cháng cháng zhè ge dàn gāo ba ．
      Come and have a taste of this cake.
  3. character
    a surname
  4. character
    to experience
    (syn.) 感受
    • 嘗到甜頭
      尝到甜头
      cháng dào tián tóu
      to come to know the benefits
    • 嘗盡辛酸
      尝尽辛酸
      cháng jìn xīn suān
      to experience all kinds of hardship
  5. character, literary
    ever; once
    (syn.) 往擺, 曾经, 当初, 舊早, 从前, 往摆, 向来, 昔时, 以前, 曾經, 原在, 往过, 向來, 曾, 早時, 前往, 過前, 往者, 往过仔, 往摆仔, 往擺仔, 上早, 在前, 舊擺, 早年所, 先行, 旧早, 往過仔, 早先, 家先, 其先, 昔日, 过前, 古者, 當初, 旧摆, 昔時, 先前, 從前, 早时, 往過
    • 何嘗
      何尝
      hé cháng
      ever so
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. taste
  2. experience, experiment
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    FBRPA
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    FBMMI
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #94
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #25
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #37
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    除了那些我们尝试过的政府形态，民主是最差的那种了。
    除了那些我們嘗試過的政府形態，民主是最差的那種了。
    chú le nà xiē wǒ men cháng shì guò de zhèng fǔ xíng tài ， mín zhǔ shì zuì chà de nà zhǒng le 。
    • Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
  2. Mandarin
    这种尝试很荒谬。
    這種嘗試很荒謬。
    zhè zhǒng cháng shì hěn huāng miù 。
    • It's nonsense to try that.
  3. Mandarin
    我父亲正在尝试戒酒。
    我父親正在嘗試戒酒。
    wǒ fù qīn zhèng zài cháng shì jiè jiǔ 。
    • My father tries to abstain from drinking.
  4. Mandarin
    我尝试阻止他但失败了。
    我嘗試阻止他但失敗了。
    wǒ cháng shì zǔ zhǐ tā dàn shī bài le 。
    • I tried but failed to stop him.
  5. Mandarin
    他尝试逃走而成功了。
    他嘗試逃走而成功了。
    tā cháng shì táo zǒu ér chéng gōng le 。
    • His attempt to escape was successful.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    个人尝试装自己条天线。
    個人嘗試裝自己條天線。
    go3 jan4 soeng4 si3 zong1 zi6 gei2 tiu5 tin1 sin3 。
    • The man tried to install his own antenna.
  2. Cantonese
    Tom成日尝试令自己型啲。
    Tom成日嘗試令自己型啲。
    Ｔ o m sing4 jat6 soeng4 si3 ling6 zi6 gei2 jing4 di1 。
    • Tom is always trying to be cool.
  3. Cantonese
    佢哋尝试杀我。
    佢哋嘗試殺我。
    keoi5 dei2 soeng4 si3 saat3 ngo5 。
    • They tried to kill me.
  4. Cantonese
    民主系最差嘅政治制度，除咗其他尝试过嘅之外。
    民主係最差嘅政治制度，除咗其他嘗試過嘅之外。
    man4 zyu2 hai6 zeoi3 caa1 ge3 zing3 zi6 zai3 dou6 ， ceoi4 zo2 kei4 taa1 soeng4 si3 gwo3 ge3 zi1 ngoi6 。
    • Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
  5. Cantonese
    我哋尝试同佢达成共识。
    我哋嘗試同佢達成共識。
    ngo5 dei2 soeng4 si3 tung4 keoi5 daat6 sing4 gung6 sik1 。
    • We tried to come to a compromise with them.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    神农氏尝百草
    神農氏嘗百草
    san4 nung4 si6 soeng4 baak3 cou2
    • Shennong personally tested the properties of hundreds of herbs
  2. Cantonese
    佢喺好奇心驱使下，尝试吸毒。
    佢喺好奇心驅使下，嘗試吸毒。
    keoi5 hai2 hou3 kei4 sam1 keoi1 si2 haa6, soeng4 si3 kap1 duk6.
    • He was prompted to drugs by his curiosity.
  3. Cantonese
    上唔切上班巴士，冇撞正爆軚，未尝唔系塞翁失马。
    上唔切上班巴士，冇撞正爆軚，未嘗唔係塞翁失馬。
    soeng5 m4 cit3 soeng6 baan1 baa1 si2, mou5 zong6 zeng3 baau3 taai1, mei6 soeng4 m4 hai6 coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5.
    • I had missed the previous bus, but it turned out that I didn't suffer from its burst tyre. It was not that bad.
  4. Cantonese
    饱尝一餐丰富嘅京菜
    飽嘗一餐豐富嘅京菜
    baau2 soeng4 jat1 caan1 fung1 fu3 ge3 ging1 coi3
    • to have a full meal of Beijing cuisine
  5. Cantonese
    个小朋友一直以嚟饱尝风霜。
    個小朋友一直以嚟飽嘗風霜。
    go3 siu2 pang4 jau5 jat1 zik6 ji5 lai4 baau2 soeng4 fung1 soeng1.
    • The child has long suffered from every kind of hardship.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    尝到甜头
    嘗到甜頭
    cháng dào tián tóu
    • to come to know the benefits
  2. Mandarin
    尝尽辛酸
    嘗盡辛酸
    cháng jìn xīn suān
    • to experience all kinds of hardship
  3. Mandarin
    何尝
    何嘗
    hé cháng
    • ever so
  4. Mandarin
    他们为了解决这个问题，尝试过各种方法。
    他們為了解決這個問題，嘗試過各種方法。
    tā men wèi le jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí ， cháng shì guò gè zhǒng fāng fǎ ．
    • They have tried every method to solve this problem.
  5. Mandarin
    我一直在尝试努力，可结果总是不尽人意。
    我一直在嘗試努力，可結果總是不盡人意。
    wǒ yī zhí zài cháng shì nǔ lì ， kě jié guǒ zǒng shì bù jìn rén yì ．
    • I have been putting in a lot of effort, but the results are always less than satisfactory.