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嗅

xiù · xiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to smell
  2. to sniff
  3. to nose
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In a conversation

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The sniffing puppy

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)为什么(wèishénme)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)嗅(xiù)地上(dìshang)的(de)草(cǎo)？

    Why does your puppy keep sniffing the grass on the ground?

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)在(zài)嗅(xiù)，因为(yīnwèi)草(cǎo)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)别的(biéde)狗(gǒu)的(de)味道(wèidao)。

    It is sniffing because the grass has the smell of other dogs.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)嗅一嗅(xiùyīxiù)，看看(kànkan)是(shì)什么(shénme)味道(wèidao)。

    I want to take a sniff too and see what it smells like.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)嗅(xiù)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)只有(zhǐyǒu)草(cǎo)的(de)味道(wèidao)。

    Go ahead and sniff. I think it is only grass.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)只(zhǐ)嗅到(xiùdào)了(le)草(cǎo)的(de)味道(wèidao)。

    I only smelled grass too.

  6. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，小狗(xiǎogǒu)比(bǐ)我们(wǒmen)聪明(cōngming)，它(tā)嗅出来(xiùchūlái)的(de)比(bǐ)我们(wǒmen)多(duō)。

    See, the puppy is smarter than us. It smells more than we do.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)嗅(xiù)来(lái)嗅(xiù)去(qù)。

The puppy sniffed around at the doorway.

02

我(wǒ)闻(wén)到(dào)厨(chú)房(fáng)里(lǐ)飘(piāo)来(lái)的(de)香(xiāng)味(wèi)，忍(rěn)不(bu)住(zhù)嗅(xiù)了(le)嗅(xiù)。

I smelled the aroma drifting from the kitchen and couldn't help sniffing.

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