<p>The English expression <em>acquired taste</em> refers to the nature of the taste being perhaps unpleasant on first taste, while one becomes habituated to like it through exposure, hence the <em>acquiring</em>. I would prefer a rendition such as:</p>
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<p>可能需要慢慢地适应。</p>
<p>要慢慢来才会欣赏。</p>
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<p>An idiom can be appropriate as a pithy reply:</p>
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<p>一回生，二回熟。</p>
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+1 for the English explanation, but generally the idiom 一回生二回熟 is used to describe some circumstance, environment, or stranger, but not food, so it sounds figurative to my ears.
Stan
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To supplement Stan's comment-- A typical use of 一回生、两回熟 is 学这件事要慢慢来；一回 __生__ ，两回**熟**。 lit. "To learn this thing, (you) need to learn it slowly; do it once (you're) __unskilled__; do it twice, (you're) **skilled**."
Frenzy Li
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Michaelyus
<p>how about 不吃不知道，一吃真奇妙 / 吃了忘不了 / 越吃越上瘾</p>

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Tzu
<p>I find it is hard to translate it in a single cinese word. A few words for you to consider: （a taste you need to） 领略/领会/体会/体悟/尝试/熟悉/浸淫？</p>

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Meruemu
<p>the best answer is "青菜萝卜，各有所爱“</p>

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Wendy
<p>A : "Do you like to eat Durian?"<br>
B : "No not really"<br>
A : "Yeah, I guess it's really an acquired taste"  </p>

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For translation questions, please look around for an answer first; try sites such as iciba.com, google translate, and general web searches. If you can't find a good solution, you can come back here and edit your question to show us what you have tried.
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How to say something is "an acquired taste" in Chinese?
# How to say something is "an acquired taste" in Chinese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-12)

A : "Do you like to eat Durian?"  
B : "No not really"  
A : "Yeah, I guess it's really an acquired taste"

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: For translation questions, please look around for an answer first; try sites such as iciba.com, google translate, and general web searches. If you can't find a good solution, you can come back here and edit your question to show us what you have tried.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-08-12. Score: 4

The English expression *acquired taste* refers to the nature of the taste being perhaps unpleasant on first taste, while one becomes habituated to like it through exposure, hence the *acquiring*. I would prefer a rendition such as:

> 可能需要慢慢地适应。
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> 要慢慢来才会欣赏。

An idiom can be appropriate as a pithy reply:

> 一回生，二回熟。

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: +1 for the English explanation, but generally the idiom 一回生二回熟 is used to describe some circumstance, environment, or stranger, but not food, so it sounds figurative to my ears.  
> **username_4**: To supplement username_3's comment-- A typical use of 一回生、两回熟 is 学这件事要慢慢来；一回 __生__ ，两回**熟**。 lit. "To learn this thing, (you) need to learn it slowly; do it once (you're) __unskilled__; do it twice, (you're) **skilled**."  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2015-08-12. Score: 1

how about 不吃不知道，一吃真奇妙 / 吃了忘不了 / 越吃越上瘾


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### Answer by username_6 on 2015-08-13. Score: 0

I find it is hard to translate it in a single cinese word. A few words for you to consider: （a taste you need to） 领略/领会/体会/体悟/尝试/熟悉/浸淫？


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### Answer by username_7 on 2015-08-12. Score: -1

the best answer is "青菜萝卜，各有所爱“


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