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气味

气味 qìwèi

气味 qìwèi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 气味 qìwèi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qìwèi | qi4 wei4
English translation
odor
scent

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About 气味 qìwèi

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Traditional form

氣味

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 气味 qìwèi

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of air.

Positional decomposition

rén

Number of Strokes

4
wèi

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and wèi represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

wèi

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

口未

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 气味 qìwèi

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Wén dào zhè 令人 lìng rén 作呕 zuò ǒu de 气味 qìwèi ,皱眉 zhòu méi é .

He screwed up his face at the nasty smell.

接着 jiēzhe Wén dào le shāo fàn de 气味 qìwèi .

Then he smelled food cooking.

Wén dào zhè 气味 qìwèi jiù zhòu le 鼻子 bízi .

She wrinkled her nose at the smell.

橡胶 xiàng jiāo 燃烧 ránshāo de 气味 qìwèi 不好 bù hǎo Wén .

The smell of burning rubber is not pleasant.

dāng 晕船 yùn chuán shí , huì 厌恶 yànwù 油腻 yóunì de 气味 qìwèi .

You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.

气味 qìwèi Decomposition

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气味 qìwèi Compounds

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