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wénwen

verb #16,644

Meanings

1 to have a sniff
2 to smell (something)

Characters

to smell (neutral tone in reduplication)

Examples

你闻闻这朵花，好香啊！

Nǐ wénwen zhè duǒ huā, hǎo xiāng a!

Have a sniff of this flower — it smells great!

闻闻这个牛奶，是不是坏了？

Wénwen zhège niúnǎi, shì bu shì huài le?

Smell this milk — has it gone bad?

Tips

grammar

Reduplicating a verb (闻闻, 看看, 试试) softens the tone and suggests doing something briefly or casually.

Stroke Order

闻 wén