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嗅 xiù

to sniff, to smell, to scent

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13
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Type
Ideograph
Made of 口臭 ⿰口臭

Memory hint: To taste 口 an odor 臭; 臭 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 狗的嗅觉非常灵敏。
    Gǒu de xiùjué fēicháng língmǐn.
    Dogs have a very keen sense of smell.
    dog (particle) sense-of-smell very sensitive
  2. 你觉得人的嗅觉比狗差多少？
    Nǐ juéde rén de xiùjué bǐ gǒu chà duōshǎo?
    How much worse do you think a human's sense of smell is compared to a dog's?
    you think human (particle) sense-of-smell compared-to dog worse how-much (question)
  3. 遇到可疑情况，警犬会用嗅觉去搜寻线索。
    Yùdào kěyí qíngkuàng, jǐngquǎn huì yòng xiùjué qù sōuxún xiànsuǒ.
    When encountering suspicious situations, police dogs use their sense of smell to search for clues.
    encounter suspicious situation, police-dog will use sense-of-smell go search clue
  4. 感冒之后，他的嗅觉变得不太灵敏了。
    Gǎnmào zhīhòu, tā de xiùjué biàn de bú tài língmǐn le.
    After catching a cold, his sense of smell became less sensitive.
    catch-cold after, his (particle) sense-of-smell become (particle) not-too sensitive (particle)
  5. 在野外训练中，警犬需要不断锻炼嗅觉。
    Zài yěwài xùnliàn zhōng, jǐngquǎn xūyào búduàn duànliàn xiùjué.
    During outdoor training, police dogs need to constantly train their sense of smell.
    at outdoor training in, police-dog need continuously train sense-of-smell

Words with 嗅 (1)