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熏

xūn · xun

Traditional 燻 / 薰

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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xūn 熏

  1. to smoke
  2. to fumigate
  3. to assail the nostrils
  4. to perfume

xūn 燻

  1. variant of 熏 (xūn)

xūn 薰

  1. fragrance
  2. warm
  3. to educate
  4. variant of 熏 (xūn)
  5. to smoke
  6. to fumigate
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Smoked fish

  1. Dengdeng

    哎哟(āiyō)！烟(yān)熏(xūn)得(de)我(wǒ)眼睛(yǎnjing)好(hǎo)疼(téng)。

    Ouch! The smoke is making my eyes hurt.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What are you making?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)熏(xūn)鱼(yú)，听说(tīngshuō)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    I want to make smoked fish. I heard it is delicious.

  4. Liangliang

    先(xiān)开(kāi)窗(chuāng)，烟(yān)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)！

    Open the window first. There is too much smoke!

  5. Dengdeng

    开(kāi)了(le)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，邻居(línjū)来(lái)敲门(qiāomén)，问(wèn)哪里(nǎlǐ)着火(zháohuǒ)了(le)。

    I did. Look, the neighbour is knocking and asking where the fire is.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

厨(chú)房(fáng)里(lǐ)熏(xūn)鱼(yú)的(de)香(xiāng)味(wèi)飘(piāo)满(mǎn)了(le)整(zhěng)个(gè)屋(wū)子(zi)。

The smell of smoked fish filled the whole kitchen.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)香(xiāng)料(liào)能(néng)熏(xūn)出(chū)淡(dàn)淡(dàn)的(de)茉(mò)莉(lì)花(huā)香(xiāng)。

This kind of incense can give off a faint jasmine fragrance.

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