Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

nếm

[nem˧˦] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to taste in order to check the flavor

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nếm để kiểm tra hương vị

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

nếm canhto taste a broth and check its flavor

nếm thử miếng bánhto taste a piece of bánh and check its flavor

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to experience something unpleasant

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

trải qua điều gì đó khó chịu

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

nếm mùi cay đắngto be left with a bitter taste

nếm đònto have a taste of the [cane, bat]; to be beaten

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What does “nếm” mean?

(verb) to taste in order to check the flavor

Is “nếm” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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