闻
wén
smell
In Chinese, '闻' is used to denote the action of smelling something. It can be used both literally, such as smelling a flower, or figuratively, such as smelling trouble. Often, it can be combined with other characters to create more complex words or phrases related to the sense of smell.
Example sentences using: 闻
你闻到什么了？
nǐ wén dào shénme le?
What can you smell?
This phrase is a question asking someone about what they can smell.
我能闻到花香。
wǒ néng wén dào huā xiāng
I can smell the fragrance of the flower.
This is used typically to express the ability to smell something, in this case, the fragrance of a flower.
我闻到了烟味。
wǒ wén dào le yān wèi
I smell the scent of smoke.
This phrase is used to express that someone can smell the scent of smoke.
他闻起来很香。
tā wén qǐlái hěn xiāng
He smells good.
This phrase is used to express that someone smells good.
她的香水我闻过。
tā de xiāngshuǐ wǒ wén guò
I have smelled her perfume.
This statement is used to convey that someone has experienced the scent of someone else's perfume.
你闻到这个气味了吗？
nǐ wén dào zhè ge qì wèi le ma?
Do you smell this scent?
This is a question asking if the other person has noticed a particular smell.
这花闻起来很甜。
zhè huā wén qǐlái hěn tián
This flower smells sweet.
This phrase is used to describe the sweet smell of a flower.
我能闻到你的香水。
wǒ néng wén dào nǐ de xiāngshuǐ
I can smell your perfume.
This phrase is used when someone can physically detect the smell of another person's perfume.
你能闻到海洋的气味吗？
nǐ néng wén dào hǎi yáng de qì wèi ma?
Can you smell the scent of the ocean?
This is a question aimed at verifying if someone has noticed the scent of the ocean.
闻着咖啡的香味，我有点困。
wén zhe kā fēi de xiāng wèi, wǒ yǒu diǎn kùn
Smelling the coffee, I feel a bit sleepy.
This phrase conveys that the smell of coffee is making the person sleepy.