气味 meaning in English

qìwèi

odor; scent

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 氣味12 strokes

Meaning of 气味

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qìwèi

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè种zhǒng气qì味wèi真zhēn可kě怕pà。

This kind of odour is really terrifying.

这zhè是shì什shén么me气qì味wèi？

What's this smell?

我wǒ不bù太tài喜xǐ欢huān这zhè水shuǐ果guǒ的de气qì味wèi。

I don't like the way this fruit smells.

这zhè些xiē花huā有yǒu一yī种zhǒng独dú特tè的de气qì味wèi。

These flowers have a unique smell.

很hěn多duō动dòng物wù会huì在zài交jiāo配pèi季jì节jié释shì放fàng出chū很hěn强qiáng的de气qì味wèi。

During mating season many animals exude strong fragrances.

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Words that share a character with 气味.

生气	shēngqì	to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
天气	tiānqì	weather
不客气	bù kèqì	you're welcome; don't mention it
味道	wèidào	flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)
空气	kōngqì	air; atmosphere
气温	qìwēn	air temperature
气候	qìhòu	(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
运气	yùnqi	luck (good or bad)
勇气	yǒngqì	courage
力气	lìqi	physical strength
气球	qìqiú	balloon
味儿	wèir	taste

What does 气味 mean?

气味 (qìwèi) means "odor; scent" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 气味?

气味 is made of 2 characters: 气 (4 strokes), 味 (8 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 气味 an HSK word?

Yes. 气味 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 气味 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 气味 is written 氣味.