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A MandarinMadeEZ Guide to Tastes and Taste

Expressions in Mandarin
Key Phrases
No. English Pinyin
Traditional Simplied
1 Taste (sense) Wiju

2
Lets rst discuss the
different tastes
W!men xi"n
t#oln
btng de
wiju

Sour Su"n

3 Lemons are sour
nngmng
h#o su"n



4 Sweet Tin

5 Cake is sweet
Dng"o h#o
tin

6 Bitter K$

7 bitter melon is bitter
K$gu" h#o
k$

8 Spicy L

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9 chillies are spicy Lji"o h#o l

11 Salty Xin

12 Pizza is salty
P%s h#o
xin

13
Do you like eating
sweet things
N&men
x&huan ch%
tin de

14
or do you like
eating salty (things)
Hish
x&huan ch%
xin de

15
I actually prefer salty
things
W! qsh zu
x&huan xin
de

16
I dont really like
sweet things
W! b ti i
tin de

17
In life there are
always ups and
downs / varied
experiences
Rnsh'ng
d"ngzh(ng
y!u x$du(
de
Su"ntink$l

18 You speak so bluntly
N& ji#nghu
h#o su"n

19
How can you be so
blunt/biting
N& z)nme
k)y& nme
su"n ne

No. English Pinyin
Traditional Simplied
20
Waist sore back
painful/ I'm aching
everywhere
Y"osu"n bi
tng

21
(my) shoulder is so
sore
Ji"nb#ng
h#o su"n

22 my tooth is so sore
W! de ych&
h#o su"n

23 My shoulder is painful
W! de
ji"nb#ng h#o
tng

24
(my) shoulder is so
stiff
Ji"nb#ng
h#o su"n

25
You speak so well/gift
of the gab
N& shu(hu
h#o tin

26
He has suffered a lot
of hardships
T" ch%le
h)ndu( k$

27
In my life, I have
suffered great
hardships
W!
rnsh'ng
d"ngzh(ng
ch%le h)ndu(
k$

28 Sexy lady Lmi

29 Youre so hot N& h#o l

No. English Pinyin
Traditional Simplied







30 This woman is so hot
Zhge
n*sh'ng h#o
l

31
Young people ought
to bear more hardship
Ninq%ng rn
yo du(
ch%k$

32
This bowl of noodles
is so spicy
Zh w#n
min h#o l

33
This sexy lady is so
hot
Zhge lmi
h#o l

34 Biscuits are salty
B&ngg"n h#o
xin

35 Pasta is so salty
Y dl min
h#o xin

No. English Pinyin

Traditional Simplied