味道
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
味道 (wèidao) · taste
味道 (wèidao) means “taste; flavor; smell”. It is written with 2 characters: 味 (taste) + 道 (road). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 味道 is built
The characters
味 wèi · taste
What 味 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 未 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
道 dào · road
What 道 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 首shǒu — chief
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 首 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个菜味道很好。Zhège cài wèidao hěn hǎo.This dish tastes great.
这是什么味道？Zhè shì shénme wèidao?What is this smell?
Questions about 味道
What does 味道 mean?
味道 (wèidao) means “taste; flavor; smell”.
How do you pronounce 味道?
味道 is pronounced wèidao.
Which HSK level is 味道?
味道 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 味儿wèirtaste
- 口味kǒuwèitaste
- 风味fēngwèispecial flavor
- 津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèiwith great interest
- 气味qìwèismell
- 趣味qùwèiinterest
- 意味着yìwèizheto mean
- 滋味zīwèitaste
- 味wèitaste
- 知道zhīdàoto know
Learn 味道 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.