"smell" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
气 氣 qì n., v. gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn
味道 wèi dao n. flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor syn
闻 聞 wén v. to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at syn
味 wèi n. taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription syn
臭 chòu adj. stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition) syn
气息 氣息 qì xī n. breath / smell / odor / flavor syn
闻到 聞到 wén dào to smell / to sniff sth out / to perceive by smelling syn
闻见 聞見 wén jiàn to smell / to hear / knowledge / information
嗅 xiù v. to smell / to sniff / to nose syn
気 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi / Japanese variant of 氣|气
殠 chòu stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition) / variant of 臭[chou4]
Chinese Pinyin Translation
嗅觉 嗅覺 xiù jué n. sense of smell
串味 chuàn wèi to become tainted with the smell of sth else / to pick up an odor
浓 濃 nóng adj. concentrated / dense / strong (smell etc) syn
臭 xiù sense of smell / smell bad syn
腥 xīng adj. fishy (smell) syn
香味 xiāng wèi fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:股[gu3] syn
浓烈 濃烈 nóng liè strong (taste, flavor, smell) syn
扑面 撲面 pū miàn lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils syn
臭味 chòu wèi bad smell / foul odor syn
难闻 難聞 nán wén unpleasant smell / stink syn
血腥味 xuè xīng wèi smell of blood
酒味 jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol / flavoring of rum or other liquor in food / aroma or nose (of wine)
恶气 惡氣 è qì evil smell / resentment / unpleasant manner
发臭 發臭 fā chòu smelly / to smell bad
腐臭 fǔ chòu rotten (smell) / stinking / putrid
官能 guān néng organic function / physical faculty / sense (of sight, hearing, smell etc)
乳臭未干 乳臭未乾 rǔ xiù wèi gān lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom) / fig. immature and inexperienced / still wet behind the ears syn
霉气 霉氣 méi qì a moldy smell / damp and rotten / fig. rotten bad luck
喷 噴 pèn (of a smell) strong / peak season (of a crop) / (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests) syn
呛 嗆 qiàng v. to irritate the nose / to choke (of smoke, smell etc) / pungent / (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb / to scold / to speak out against sb syn
茹 rú to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant) syn
臊 sāo to smell of urine (or sweat etc) syn
扑面而来 撲面而來 pū miàn ér lái lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils
闻上去 聞上去 wén shàng qù to smell of sth / to smell like sth
臊气 臊氣 sāo qì foul smell / stench / smell of urine syn
事物的本质重于外在 事物的本質重於外在 shì wù de běn zhì chóng yú wài zài essence is more important than external appearance / a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
火药味甚浓 火藥味甚濃 huǒ yào wèi shèn nóng strong smell of gunpowder / fig. tense situation / standoff
玫瑰不管叫啥名 méi guī bù guǎn jiào shá míng A rose by any other name (would smell as sweet)
玫瑰不管叫啥名，闻起来总是香的 玫瑰不管叫啥名，聞起來總是香的 méi guī bù guǎn jiào shá míng , wén qǐ lai zǒng shì xiāng de A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
甚浓 甚濃 shèn nóng strong (smell) / thick (fog)
闻出 聞出 wén chū to identify by smell / to detect a scent / to sniff out
臭迹 臭跡 chòu jì scent (smell of person or animal used for tracking)
蕠 rú to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant) / Indian madder / munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) / variant of 茹[ru2] / see 蕠藘[ru2 lu:2]
色香味俱全 sè xiāng wèi jù quán to smell, look and taste great
骚味 騷味 sāo wèi foul smell
火药味 火藥味 huǒ yào wèi smell of gunpowder / (fig.) combative tone / belligerence
土腥 tǔ xīng (of a taste or smell) earthy
臭不可当 chòu bù kě dāng (idiom) To smell so bad that it is unbearable. By extension, it describes someone with a very bad reputation.
桂馥兰香 桂馥蘭香 guì fù lán xiāng (idiom) To describe a pleasant and fragrant smell.
口尚乳臭 kǒu shàng rǔ xiù (idiom) To still smell of milk. It is used dismissively of young people considered too inexperienced.
无声无臭 無聲無臭 wú shēng wú xiù (idiom) To have neither sound nor smell. Figuratively, to remain unknown and unnoticed. syn
一薰一莸 一薰一蕕 yī xūn yī yóu (idiom) When fragrant and foul-smelling plants are mixed together, only the bad smell is noticed. It refers to good things being overshadowed by evil.
入鲍忘臭 入鮑忘臭 rù bào wàng chòu (idiom) 鲍 refers to salted fish: after spending a long time in a salted-fish shop, one no longer notices the smell.
如入鲍鱼之肆，久闻不知其臭 如入鮑魚之肆，久聞不知其臭 rú rù bào yú zhī sì，jiǔ wén bù zhī qí chòu (idiom) Like entering a shop selling salted fish: after staying there for a long time, one no longer notices the smell.
如蚁慕膻 rú yǐ mù shān (idiom) Like ants drawn to the smell of mutton. It describes many people with similar questionable motives flocking to something undesirable, or attaching themselves to a wealthy or powerful person.
异香异气 異香異氣 yì xiāng yì qì (idiom) A distinctive, unusual fragrance or smell.
无伤无臭 無傷無臭 wú shēng wú xiù (idiom) To produce neither sound nor smell. Figuratively, it means to have no reputation and remain unknown.
无馨无臭 無馨無臭 wú xīn wú xiù (idiom) To have neither a pleasant nor an unpleasant smell. Figuratively, to have no reputation and remain unknown.
珍味佳肴 zhēn wèi jiā yáo (idiom) Food that is highly pleasing to the taste and smell. It refers to refined and appetizing dishes.
蝇奔蚋集 yíng bèn ruì jí (idiom) To gather like flies and gnats around an attractive smell. Used pejoratively of many people flocking to a tempting place or person.
铜臭满身 銅臭滿身 tóng chòu mǎn shēn (idiom) Describes someone as if their whole body gave off the smell of copper coins. It is commonly used to mock wealthy people or those motivated solely by profit.
铜臭熏天 tóng chòu xūn tiān (idiom) The expression evokes an atmosphere saturated with the repulsive smell of money.
闻香下马 聞香下馬 wén xiāng xià mǎ (idiom) To smell the fragrance of wine and dismount to taste it. It describes wine that is exceptionally appealing and delicious.
附膻逐秽 fù shān zhú huì (idiom) To attach oneself to and follow powerful people in pursuit of personal gain. The image is based on animals being drawn by the smell of mutton.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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