开胃
kāi wèi
Pinyin

Definition

开胃
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kāi wèi
  1. to whet the appetite
  2. appetizing
  3. to amuse oneself at sb's expense
  4. to tease

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

wèi
  1. 1 stomach
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
wèi kǒu
  1. 1 appetite
  2. 2 liking
fǎn wèi
  1. 1 retching
  2. 2 vomiting
wèi yán
  1. 1 gastritis
wèi téng
  1. 1 stomachache
wèi bìng
  1. 1 stomach trouble
  2. 2 stomach illness
wèi tòng
  1. 1 stomachache
wèi ái
  1. 1 stomach cancer
wèi suān
  1. 1 gastric acid
pí wèi
  1. 1 spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM)
  2. 2 preferences
  3. 3 one's taste (e.g. in literature)
cháng wèi
  1. 1 stomach and intestine
  2. 2 digestive system
kāi wèi
  1. 1 to whet the appetite
  2. 2 appetizing
  3. 3 to amuse oneself at sb's expense
  4. 4 to tease
dǎo wèi kǒu
  1. 1 to spoil one's appetite
  2. 2 fig. to get fed up with sth
qián wèi
  1. 1 proventriculus
  2. 2 forestomach
diào wèi kǒu
  1. 1 (coll.) to keep sb in suspense
  2. 2 to tantalize
  3. 3 to keep on tenterhooks
xǐ wèi
  1. 1 to have one stomach's pumped
  2. 2 gastric lavage (medicine)
wèi xià chuí
  1. 1 gastroptosis
wèi hán
  1. 1 stomach cold (TCM)
wèi yè
  1. 1 gastric fluid
wèi zhuó rè
  1. 1 heartburn
  2. 2 pyrosis

Idioms (1)

益胃生津
yì wèi shēng jīn
  1. 1 to benefit the stomach and increase fluids (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那我来简单介绍一下。西餐的第一道菜是头盘,就是开胃菜,常见的有沙拉,鱼子酱、鹅肝酱熏鲑鱼、焗蜗牛什么的。
nà wǒ lái jiǎndān jièshào yīxià 。xīcān de dì yī dào cài shì tóupán ,jiùshì kāiwèicài ,chángjiàn de yǒu shālā ,yúzǐjiàng 、égānjiàng xūnguīyú 、júwōniú shénmede 。
Then I will brief you on it. The first course is a starter, that is an appetizer. Common ones are salad, caviar, foie gras, smoked salmon, escargot, etc.
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