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气味

qì wèi · qi wei

Traditional 氣味

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. odor; scent
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The smell of tea eggs

  1. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)气味(qìwèi)？好(hǎo)香(xiāng)啊(a)！

    What's that smell? It smells so good!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)煮(zhǔ)茶叶蛋(cháyèdàn)。

    I'm cooking tea eggs.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)这个(zhège)气味(qìwèi)。

    I love this smell.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)整栋楼(zhěngdònglóu)都(dōu)闻到(wéndào)这个(zhège)气味(qìwèi)了(le)。

    But the whole building can smell it.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)窗户(chuānghu)关上(guānshàng)吧(ba)。

    Then let us close the window.

  6. Dengdeng

    关上(guānshàng)了(le)，可是(kěshì)他们(tāmen)已经(yǐjīng)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)排队(páiduì)了(le)。

    Closed. But they are already lining up at the door.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)气(qì)体(tǐ)散(sàn)发(fā)出(chū)强(qiáng)烈(liè)难(nán)闻(wén)的(de)气(qì)味(wèi)。

The gas gives off a strong, unpleasant smell.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)花(huā)有(yǒu)一(yì)种(zhǒng)独(dú)特(tè)的(de)气(qì)味(wèi)。

These flowers have a unique smell.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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