尝 cháng
“to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once”
verbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 5Traditional 嘗
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
尝 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 553: 尝 cháng — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 93
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 尝
尝 (cháng) means to taste or try a small amount of food or drink. It is used as a verb with the food as its object, and it often appears doubled as 尝尝 or with 一 as 尝一尝 to soften the suggestion. When the food itself is the subject describing its flavor, use 尝起来 ("tastes ...").
例句Example sentences
- 你尝尝这个菜，很好吃。nǐ cháng cháng zhè ge cài, hěn hǎo chī.Try this dish, it's very good.
- 妈妈让我尝了一口汤。mā ma ràng wǒ cháng le yì kǒu tāng.Mom had me taste a spoonful of the soup.
- 这个苹果尝起来很甜。zhè ge píng guǒ cháng qǐ lái hěn tián.This apple tastes very sweet.
义项All meanings
- cháng: to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once
- cháng: to taste; to experience (variant of 尝)
- cháng: old variant of 尝