listen

 Auto Play

listen

 Auto Play
HSK rank
气味 (氣味)

★★

Font Size

Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

气味 [qìwèi]
  1. 1. noun smell

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

气味 [qìwèi]
  1. 1. smell; odour; flavour; scent
    有些花气味浓郁。
    Some flowers have strong fragrances.
    气味难闻。
    The smell is awful.
  2. 2. [贬语] smack; taste
    这人满身的市侩气味
    This man has the look of a sordid merchant written all over him.
    有沙文主义气味
    smack of chauvinism

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

气味 [qìwèi]
  1. 1. 弥漫在空气中的味儿
    一股馨香的气味
  2. 2. 借指脾气;情趣(多用于贬义)
    气味相投。

Examples

这人满身的市侩气味
This man has the look of a sordid merchant written all over him.
这个洞的洞口有一股浓烈的狐臊气味
There is a strong body ordor at the mouth of the cave.
这些鱼肉酸败了,发出很难闻的气味
The fish has gone bad, and smells terrible.
她很喜欢安息香的气味
气味
大火后的森林弥散着一股焦煳的气味
气味相投。

Collocations

难闻的气味
a bad smell
气味芬芳
a fragrant smell
气味
a smell
气味相投
be of a kind

Word Decomposition


[qì]
+
[wèi]

Would you like to know more about this word? Simply click the button on the right to ask real people.
You can also check your questions and answers at ‘ My nciku > Posts ’.

Related Measure Words

  [gǔ] |  一股气味
  [zhǒng] |  一种气味

Revised Vocab Lists

This word has been edited
6 times by users.

View
Content partners 外研社collins