The Chinese word for to smell is
闻
wén
Chinese Definition
| smell | |
| 1. 动词. 嗅闻 |
Translations for smell and their definitions
| 聞 | |
| 1. (literary) to hear; to listen | |
| 百.聞.不如.一.見 - seeing is believing, lit=hearing something one hundred times is not as good as seeing it once | |
| 2. to smell; to detect; to get a sniff at | |
| 聞 味道 - to smell the scent | |
| 我 乜嘢 都 聞 唔 到 嘅ge2？ - Why don't I smell anything? | |
| 3. (literary) to spread; to transmit | |
| 4. (literary) to be famous | |
| 5. knowledge; expertise | |
| 6. news; message | |
| 新聞 - news | |
| 奇聞 - thrilling or fantastic story | |
| ^聞 ^一-多 - Wen Yiduo (Chinese poet) | |
| 7. (literary) reputation; renown; prestige | |
| 8. (literary) famous; renowned |
| 味道 | |
| 1. n. flavour; taste | |
| 品嘗 味道 - to taste the flavour | |
| 味道 有點 怪。 - It tastes funny. | |
| 要 什麼 味道 的 冰淇淋lín？ - What flavour of ice cream would you like? | |
| 2. n. (figurative) taste of cooking; food | |
| 3. n. 媽媽ma 的 味道 - the taste of mum's cooking | |
| 4. n. smell; odour | |
| 菜 有 股 味道。 - The dish smells rotten. | |
| 5. n. (figurative) interest | |
| 越 看 越 有 味道 - the more one reads, the more intriguing the book becomes | |
| 6. n. (figurative) particular sense or feeling | |
| 有點 諷刺 的 味道 - have a touch of sarcasm | |
| 7. v. (Classical) to observe the rules; to savour the reasons; to perceive the truth |
| 闻 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 聞 |
| 味儿 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 味兒 |
| 嗅 | |
| 1. to smell; to scent |
| 氣味 | |
| 1. n. odour; scent; smell | |
| 2. n. (figurative) interest and charm | |
| 3. n. (figurative chiefly pejorative) temperament and inclination |
| 气味 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 氣味 |
| 發出氣味 | |
| 1. to smell |
| 嗅覺 | |
| 1. n. sense of smell; smell; olfaction |
| 嗅觉 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 嗅覺 |
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