气味
qì wèi
Pinyin

Definition

气味
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qì wèi
  1. odor
  2. scent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

味
wèi
  1. 1 taste
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 classifier for drugs (in TCM)
味道
wèi dao
  1. 1 flavor
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 hint of
美味
měi wèi
  1. 1 delicious
  2. 2 delicious food
  3. 3 delicacy
一味
yī wèi
  1. 1 blindly
  2. 2 invariably
乏味
fá wèi
  1. 1 tedious
入味
rù wèi
  1. 1 tasty
  2. 2 to be absorbed in sth
  3. 3 interesting
原味
yuán wèi
  1. 1 authentic taste
  2. 2 plain cooked
  3. 3 natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
口味
kǒu wèi
  1. 1 a person's preferences
  2. 2 tastes (in food)
  3. 3 flavor
味儿
wèi r5
  1. 1 taste
味精
wèi jīng
  1. 1 monosodium glutamate (MSG)
品味
pǐn wèi
  1. 1 to sample
  2. 2 to taste
  3. 3 to appreciate
  4. 4 one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc)
  5. 5 good taste
回味
huí wèi
  1. 1 to reflect on
  2. 2 to ponder over
  3. 3 aftertaste
年味
nián wèi
  1. 1 Spring Festival atmosphere
  2. 2 festive ambiance of Chinese New Year
意味
yì wèi
  1. 1 meaning
  2. 2 implication
  3. 3 flavor
  4. 4 overtone
  5. 5 to mean
  6. 6 to imply
  7. 7 (Tw) to get a sense of
气味
qì wèi
  1. 1 odor
  2. 2 scent
滋味
zī wèi
  1. 1 taste
  2. 2 flavor
  3. 3 feeling
无味
wú wèi
  1. 1 tasteless
  2. 2 odorless
异味
yì wèi
  1. 1 unpleasant odor
臭味相投
chòu wèi xiāng tóu
  1. 1 to share vile habits
  2. 2 partners in notoriety
  3. 3 birds of a feather
调味
tiáo wèi
  1. 1 seasoning
  2. 2 condiment
  3. 3 flavoring
  4. 4 dressing
  5. 5 essences

Idioms (10)

五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
  1. 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
  1. 1 with complex feelings (idiom)
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
  1. 1 tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
  2. 2 tasteless
  3. 3 insipid
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
  1. 1 monotonous
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 tedious (idiom)
津津有味
jīn jīn yǒu wèi
  1. 1 with keen interest (idiom)
  2. 2 with great pleasure
  3. 3 with gusto
  4. 4 eagerly
淡泊寡味
dàn bó guǎ wèi
  1. 1 insipid and tasteless (idiom)
珍馐美味
zhēn xiū měi wèi
  1. 1 delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
食不知味
shí bù zhī wèi
  1. 1 lit. to eat without tasting the food
  2. 2 worried or downhearted (idiom)
食之无味，弃之可惜
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī
  1. 1 lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
香味扑鼻
xiāng wèi pū bí
  1. 1 exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

Sample Sentences

差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。他有一双眼睛，但看的不很清楚；有两只耳朵，但听的不很分明；有鼻子和嘴，但他对于气味和口味都不很讲究。
chàbuduō xiānsheng de xiàngmào hé nǐ hé wǒ dōu chàbuduō 。tā yǒu yī shuāng yǎnjing ，dàn kàn de bù hěn qīngchu ；yǒu liǎng zhǐ ěrduo ，dàn tīng de bù hěn fēnmíng ；yǒu bízi hé zuǐ ，dàn tā duìyú qìwèi hé kǒuwèi dōu bù hěn jiǎngjiu 。
Mr. Chabuduo’s appearance resembles yours and mine. He has two eyes - but does not see things very clearly. He has two ears - but they don't listen very well. He has a nose and a mouth, but does not distinguish much between different smells and tastes.
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在确认周围没有明火的情况下，王强用力撞开门，随后便扑来一阵刺鼻的煤气味。
zài quèrèn zhōuwéi méiyǒu mínghuǒ de qíngkuàng xià ，Wáng Qiáng yònglì zhuàng kāi mén ，suíhòu biàn pūlái yīzhèn cìbí de méiqìwèi 。
After confirming that there were no open flames in the vicinity, Wang Qiang forced the door open. As he did so, the pungent smell of gas rushed out.
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中药的气味很难闻吧？
zhōngyào de qìwèi hěn nánwén ba ？
Isn't traditional Chinese medicine really smelly?
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气味很浓。
qìwèi hěn nóng 。
Smell is really strong.
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