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闻到

wén dào · wen dao

Traditional 聞到

Meaning

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  1. to smell
  2. to sniff sth out
  3. to perceive by smelling
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Something smells good

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)闻到(wéndào)了(le)吗(ma)？好(hǎo)香(xiāng)啊(a)！

    Do you smell that? It smells so good!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)闻到(wéndào)了(le)，是(shì)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)的(de)味道(wèidao)。

    I smell it. It is the smell of roasted sweet potatoes.

  3. Liangliang

    快(kuài)去(qù)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)吧(ba)！

    Quick, let us go and buy one!

  4. Dengdeng

    给你(gěinǐ)，小心(xiǎoxīn)，很(hěn)烫(tàng)！

    Here you go. Be careful, it is very hot!

  5. Liangliang

    太烫了(tàitàngle)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)闻到(wéndào)香味(xiāngwèi)就(jiù)够了(gòule)。

    Too hot. For now I will just smell the aroma.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)之(zhī)前(qián)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)闻(wén)到(dào)过(guò)这(zhè)个(gè)味(wèi)道(dào)。

I've smelled this smell somewhere before.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)能(néng)闻(wén)到(dào)他(tā)呼(hū)吸(xī)中(zhōng)的(de)酒(jiǔ)精(jīng)味(wèi)。

I could smell the alcohol on his breath.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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