闻

Meaning(verb)

surname Wen

Common: 闻到 (to smell), 闻起来 (to smell like…).

Examples

• 你闻闻，这是什么味道？

  nǐ wén wén, zhè shì shén me wèi dào?

  Smell this — what is that smell?

• 我闻到了咖啡的香味。

  wǒ wén dào le kā fēi de xiāng wèi.

  I smelled the aroma of coffee.

• 这朵花闻起来很香。

  zhè duǒ huā wén qǐ lái hěn xiāng.

  This flower smells lovely.

Easily confused

• 听 — 闻 originally meant 'hear', but in modern Chinese it mainly means 'smell'; 'listen' is 听.

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