嗅觉

嗅覺

xiùjué

noun HSK 7 #10,630

Meanings

1 sense of smell
2 olfaction

Characters

to smell; to sniff

Examples

狗的嗅觉非常灵敏。

Gǒu de xiùjué fēicháng língmǐn.

Dogs have a very keen sense of smell.

他对商业机会有敏锐的嗅觉。

Tā duì shāngyè jīhuì yǒu mǐnruì de xiùjué.

He has a sharp nose for business opportunities.

Tips

usage

嗅觉 can be used figuratively: 政治嗅觉 (political instinct), 商业嗅觉 (business sense). It implies an intuitive ability to detect something.

Stroke Order

嗅 xiù

觉 jué