Chinese word

芬芳

Pronunciation

Pinyinfēn fāng

Meaning

  • adjectivefragrant

Example

这杯茶芬芳，很好喝。zhè bēi chá fēn fāng hěn hǎo hē

This tea is fragrant and tastes very good.

Illustration for 芬芳 (fragrant)

More examples

花园里芬芳四溢，吸引了很多蝴蝶。huā yuán lǐ fēn fāng sì yì xī yǐn le hěn duō hú dié

The garden is filled with fragrance, attracting many butterflies.

Core concept

A rich, clean scent spreads from a flower, tea, or perfume and stays in the surrounding air.

Common phrases

  • 芬芳四溢fēn fāng sì yì

    fragrance fills the air

  • 芬芳扑鼻fēn fāng pū bí

    fragrance reaches the nose

  • 芬芳弥漫fēn fāng mí màn

    fragrance spreads through the air

Similar words

芳香fāng xiāng: Having a soft, elegant, pleasing fragrance.
清香qīng xiāng: Having a light, fresh, pleasing scent.
香xiāng: Having a smell that people generally find pleasant.

Definition in Chinese

散发清新或浓郁的香气，常用于描述花草、茶叶、香水等，语体偏书面和文雅。sàn fā qīng xīn huò nóng yù de xiāng qì cháng yòng yú miáo shù huā cǎo chá yè xiāng shuǐ děng yú tǐ piān shū miàn hé wén yǎ

Word origin

芬芳 (fēnfāng, "fragrant") combines 芬 (fēn, "fragrance") and 芳 (fāng, "fragrant"), two scent-related elements that reinforce the idea of a rich, pleasing aroma.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this adjective sounds more literary than ordinary smell descriptions, so it is especially common in polished descriptions of flowers, tea, perfume, and other scents.

Other meanings

  • aromaticadjective

Opposites

  • 难闻nán wénbad-smellingadjective

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