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Henry
Date : 2010-01-14 / 10:37PM
nǐ hǎo Benny,
May I know what are the differences between all these words? they seem to have similar meaning:-
臭 xiù, 嗅 xiù, 吸 xī, 闻 wén
Sometimes I heard ppl used xiù for the meaning “smell” but xī and wén can also be used in the “smell/breathe in” context ya? Would truly appreciate if u can give some example sentences to differentiate them.
Many thanks in advance
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| | Benny the Mandarin Teacher askbenny.net
2010-01-15 / 09:38AM | | Hi Henry,
The word “臭 chòu” is an adjective which means “smelly or stink”. For example:
1. zhè li hěn chòu = It’s smelly here.
2. 嗅 xiù = sniff. You can say “嗅觉xiù jué = olfaction; (esp. in dogs) scent”.
gǒu de xiù jué hěn líng mǐn = Dog has very sharp smell
3. 吸 xī = to inhale, to draw in; to suck
呼吸 hū xī = breath
吸烟 xī yān = smoking
4. 闻 wén = to smell
难闻 nán wén = bad smell
闻起来 wén qǐ lái = it smells + adjetive
For example: zhè ge cài wén qǐ lái hěn xiāng = This food smells good.
For the word “to smell”, we normally use “闻”, “嗅” is used for animals.
Benny
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