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闻

wén

Traditional: 聞

to hear

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Meaning of 闻 in English

wénHSK 4verbSyllabus #1776
  1. to hear
  2. to smell
  3. to sniff at
  4. news
  5. well-known
  6. famous
  7. reputation
  8. fame

Example sentences

  1. 房里闻起来有股烟味。
    fáng lǐ wén qǐ lái yǒu gǔ yān wèi。
    The room smelled of tobacco.
    Tatoeba #797550 by fucongcong · #507759 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 你闻吗?
    nǐ wén ma?
    Have you smelled it?
    Tatoeba #6850339 by mao · #9408744 by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

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HSK words with 闻

新闻HSK 3闻名HSK 6丑闻HSK 7–9传闻HSK 7–9绯闻HSK 7–9见闻HSK 7–9孤陋寡闻HSK 7–9骇人听闻HSK 7–9默默无闻HSK 7–9喜闻乐见HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences