Chinese word dictionary

嗅觉

xiùjué · sense of smell

Practice word

Word information

Simplified嗅觉

Traditional嗅覺

Pinyinxiùjué

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

嗅xiù

to sniff, to smell, to scent

觉jué

conscious; to nap, to sleep; to wake up

How to learn 嗅觉

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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觉得juéde

to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)

睡觉shuìjiào

to go to bed; to sleep

感觉gǎnjué

feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive

自觉zìjué

to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others

视觉shìjué

sight; vision; visual

听觉tīngjué

sense of hearing; auditory