嗅

xiù

HSK 7 verb

Meaning 释义

to smell
to sniff
to nose

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In real sentences 真实例句

心xīn有yǒu猛虎měnghǔ，细xì嗅xiù蔷薇qiángwēi。

In me the tiger sniffs the rose.

Tatoeba #8496115

我wǒ在zài电梯diàntī里lǐ嗅xiù到dào烟yān味wèi。

I smell smoke in the elevator.

Tatoeba #431502

他tā一yī嗅xiù到dào风声fēngshēng不对bùduì，就jiù逃之夭夭táozhīyāoyāo了le。

Sensing danger, he ran away.

Tatoeba #5090973

狗gǒu的de嗅觉xiùjué比bǐ人类rénlèi敏锐mǐnruì得de多duō。

A dog's sense of smell is much keener than a human's.

Tatoeba #616533

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Related words 相关词

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