to try; to attempt; to make an effort to do something new or difficult

to try the flavor of food or drink

to taste; to sample; to savor food or drink carefully

not ever; never; have not in the past

Used in rhetorical questions to express that something has never been the case or has not happened

(idiom) to sleep on brushwood and taste gall; to endure hardships and persevere with resolve in order to achieve a goal or seek revenge. Historically refers to King [[勾践|勾踐|gou1 jian4]] of the State of Yue after his defeat by the State of Wu.

To taste fresh food or a seasonal delicacy; to enjoy rare or high-quality food.

not necessarily impossible or impermissible; acceptable; fine; okay

to fully taste or eat one's fill of, especially delicacies

To taste something; to have a taste of food or drink.

to stop after taking just a sip; to gain only a superficial knowledge of something or give up after a brief attempt rather than studying it deeply

To sample what is just in season or to taste a new delicacy; specifically referring to the first harvest of grains, fruits, or vegetables.

Lord Mengchang (died 279 BC), also known as Tian Wen, a famous aristocrat and statesman of the Qi State during the Warring States period; known for his hospitality, he famously maintained a retinue of three thousand houseguests and is remembered as one of the Four Lords of the Warring States.

To merely have a sip or a bite of food or drink; figuratively, to dabble or flirt with a topic without going into depth.

to try the flavor of something; to savor

To have experienced every kind of difficulty and suffering.

to have experienced great difficulties and bitterness; to have undergone all kinds of trials and tribulations

to know the flavor of a whole pot of food by tasting a single piece of meat; metaphorically, to be able to judge the whole by examining a small part or sample

to learn or understand through personal experience; to experience something firsthand

(idiom) to have experienced or gone through all kinds of extreme hardships and difficulties

To taste or try the flavor of something.

to have experienced one's full share of sorrows and hardships; to have tasted all the bitterness that life has to offer

To test or demonstrate one's skill or craftsmanship

to get something out of an experience; to draw benefit from something; to get a taste of the benefits or advantages of a situation

literally "to taste the forbidden fruit"; figurative for engaging in premarital or underage sexual relations

to taste a patient's excrement as a form of medical examination, historically regarded as an extreme act of loyalty or filial piety

to taste gall as a reminder of past humiliation or to steel one's resolve; used metaphorically to mean constantly reminding oneself of a goal or revenge. See [[卧薪尝胆|臥薪嘗膽|wo4 xin1 chang2 dan3]].

to taste food before it is served to one's parents or superiors as a sign of respect or to check the flavor

to proceed by trial and error; to learn from making mistakes

problem-solving method through repeated and varied attempts which are continued until success, or until the agent stops trying

To be shut out or refused entry; often used metaphorically for being turned down when making a request.

to try something by tasting it; to have a taste