English–Chinese
“smell” in Chinese
How to say “smell” in Chinese
“Smell” in Chinese is 闻 (wén).
Detecting something by taking in a signal through the senses, especially a scent through the nose.
Example sentences with 闻
他从远处就闻到了花香。tā cóng yuǎn chù jiù wén dào le huā xiāng
He could smell the scent of flowers from far away.
Tips for using 闻
- English often says that a room or shirt smells, but this verb usually presents a person as the one sensing the odor; Chinese uses a different pattern when describing how an object smells.
Other Chinese words for “smell”
我房间里有气味。wǒ fáng jiān lǐ yǒu qì wèi
There is a smell in my room.