Chinese Word of the Day

闻
wén

smell

Definitions

Chinese > English
闻
1. Simplified form of 聞
聞	wén
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
Chinese > Chinese
闻
1. (正字;聞)
English > Chinese
smell
1. 动词. 嗅闻
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wén