扑鼻
pū bí
Pinyin

Definition

扑鼻
 - 
pū bí
  1. to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

鼻子
bí zi
  1. 1 nose
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
鼻涕
bí tì
  1. 1 nasal mucus
  2. 2 snivel
北鼻
běi bí
  1. 1 baby (loanword)
嗤之以鼻
chī zhī yǐ bí
  1. 1 to snort disdainfully
  2. 2 to scoff at
  3. 3 to turn up one's nose
扑鼻
pū bí
  1. 1 to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)
流鼻涕
liú bí tì
  1. 1 to have a runny nose
流鼻血
liú bí xiě
  1. 1 to bleed from the nose
  2. 2 (fig.) to be sexually aroused
鼻
bí
  1. 1 nose
鼻塞
bí sè
  1. 1 a blocked nose
鼻孔
bí kǒng
  1. 1 nostril
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
鼻尖
bí jiān
  1. 1 tip of the nose
鼻屎
bí shǐ
  1. 1 snot
  2. 2 nasal mucus
鼻梁
bí liáng
  1. 1 bridge of the nose
鼻水
bí shuǐ
  1. 1 nasal mucus
  2. 2 snivel
鼻炎
bí yán
  1. 1 rhinitis
鼻翼
bí yì
  1. 1 the wing of the nose
  2. 2 ala nasi
鼻腔
bí qiāng
  1. 1 nasal cavity
鼻音
bí yīn
  1. 1 nasal sound
鼻头
bí tou
  1. 1 (dialect) nose
刺鼻
cì bí
  1. 1 to assail the nostrils
  2. 2 acrid
  3. 3 pungent

Idioms (7)

一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
  1. 1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
  2. 2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
  1. 1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn
  1. 1 to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
  2. 2 to criticize right and left
异香扑鼻
yì xiāng pū bí
  1. 1 exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
香味扑鼻
xiāng wèi pū bí
  1. 1 exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
鼻青眼肿
bí qīng yǎn zhǒng
  1. 1 a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face
  2. 2 fig. a setback
  3. 3 a defeat

Sample Sentences

我晕！你还有脸说没质量问题。一打开盒子那股扑鼻的脚臭味，我终生难忘！
wǒ yūn ！nǐ hái yǒu liǎn shuō méi zhìliàng wèntí 。yī dǎkāi hézi nà gǔ pūbí de jiǎo chòu wèi ，wǒ zhōngshēng nánwàng ！
I can't believe it! You have the gall to say there's no quality issues!? I only opened one side of the box and my nostrils were assaulted by the smell of nasty feet. I've been scarred for life!
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