难闻

難聞

nánwén

adjective #10,707

Meanings

1 smelly
2 foul-smelling
3 unpleasant-smelling

Characters

difficult; unpleasant

Examples

垃圾桶发出难闻的气味。

Lājītǒng fāchū nánwén de qìwèi.

The trash can gave off a foul smell.

这种药的味道很难闻。

Zhèzhǒng yào de wèidào hěn nánwén.

This medicine smells really bad.

Tips

memory

难 (difficult/unpleasant) + 闻 (to smell) = unpleasant to smell = smelly. Compare: 难听 (unpleasant to hear), 难看 (unpleasant to look at).

Stroke Order

难 nán

闻 wén