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气息

qì xī · qi xi

Traditional 氣息

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. breath
  2. smell
  3. odor
  4. flavor
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Smells of spring

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)闻(wén)，空气(kōngqì)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)春天(chūntiān)的(de)气息(qìxī)。

    Smell that. There's the scent of spring in the air.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，花(huā)开(kāi)了(le)，草(cǎo)也(yě)绿(lǜ)了(le)。

    Yes. The flowers are blooming and the grass is green.

  3. Dengdeng

    还有(háiyǒu)一种(yīzhǒng)好闻(hǎowén)的(de)味道(wèidao)，是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    There's another nice smell too. What is it?

  4. Liangliang

    是(shì)旁边(pángbiān)饭馆(fànguǎn)的(de)味道(wèidao)，他们(tāmen)在(zài)做(zuò)红烧肉(hóngshāoròu)！

    It's the restaurant next door. They're cooking braised pork!

  5. Dengdeng

    春天(chūntiān)的(de)气息(qìxī)，变成(biànchéng)红烧肉(hóngshāoròu)的(de)味道(wèidao)了(le)！

    The scent of spring turned into the smell of braised pork!

  6. Liangliang

    快走(kuàizǒu)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)吃(chī)一碗(yīwǎn)！

    Let's go and eat a bowl!

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2 examples
01

空(kōng)气(qì)中(zhōng)充(chōng)斥(chì)着(zhe)海(hǎi)的(de)气(qì)息(xī)。

The air was permeated by the smell of the sea.

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

02

他(tā)屏(bǐng)住(zhù)气(qì)息(xī)，静(jìng)静(jìng)地(de)听(tīng)着(zhe)门(mén)外(wài)的(de)动(dòng)静(jìng)。

He held his breath and listened quietly for any movement outside the door.

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