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味精

味精 (wèi jīng): Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

味精 consists of 2 characters.

taste, flavor, smell

refined, pure, essence, spirit

Word Info

Pinyinwèi jīng

MeaningMonosodium glutamate (MSG)

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word味精

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3.

How to Use 味精 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 味精 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith有害

wèi味

jīng精

yǒu有

hài害

neutral

MSG is harmful

Measure Word + Nounwith勺

yī一

sháo勺

wèi味

jīng精

Adjective + Nounwith太多

tài太

duō多

wèi味

jīng精

Verb + Objectwith放

fàng放

wèi味

jīng精

neutral

add MSG

4.

Example Sentences with 味精

tāng汤

lǐ里

jiā加

le了

wèi味

jīng精

。

neutral

a spoonful of MSG

neutral

too much MSG

Monosodium glutamate was added to the soup.

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

cài菜

yáo肴

cóng从

bù不

tiān添

jiā加

wèi味

jīng精

，

yǐ以

bǎo保

chí持

shí食

cái材

de的

yuán原

zhī汁

yuán原

wèi味

。

This restaurant never adds MSG to its dishes to preserve the original flavor of the ingredients.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

zhè这

dào道

cài菜

lǐ里

méi没

yǒu有

fàng放

wèi味

jīng精

ma吗

？

wǒ我

duì对

tā它

yǒu有

xiē些

guò过

mǐn敏

。

Are you sure there's no MSG in this dish? I'm somewhat allergic to it.

mā妈

mā妈

zuò做

cài菜

shí时

xǐ喜

huān欢

fàng放

yì一

diǎn点

wèi味

jīng精

tí提

xiān鲜

。

Mom likes to add a little monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor when cooking.

jìn尽

guǎn管

wèi味

jīng精

néng能

tí提

xiān鲜

，

dàn但

guò过

liàng量

shǐ使

yòng用

fǎn反

ér而

huì会

pò破

huài坏

cài菜

yáo肴

de的

zhěng整

tǐ体

píng平

héng衡

。

Although MSG can enhance umami, excessive use can actually disrupt the overall balance of the dish.

wǒ我

cóng从

bù不

shǐ使

yòng用

wèi味

jīng精

，

ér而

shì是

yī依

kào靠

tiān天

rán然

xiāng香

liào料

lái来

tí提

shēng升

shí食

wù物

de的

fēng风

wèi味

。

I never use MSG, instead relying on natural spices to enhance the flavor of food.

yǒu有

xiē些

rén人

rèn认

wéi为

wèi味

jīng精

duì对

jiàn健

kāng康

yǒu有

hài害

，

dàn但

kē科

xué学

yán研

jiū究

bìng并

wèi未

zhèng证

shí实

zhè这

yì一

diǎn点

。

Some people believe that monosodium glutamate is harmful to health, but scientific research has not confirmed this.

zài在

pēng烹

rèn饪

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

，

píng评

wěi委

men们

huì会

zǐ仔

xì细

biàn辨

bié别

cài菜

yáo肴

shì是

fǒu否

hán含

yǒu有

wèi味

jīng精

。

In cooking competitions, the judges carefully discern whether the dishes contain MSG.

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精确

jīng què

HSK 6