嗅觉

嗅觉 xiùjué

sense of smell; scent

HSK 6 繁體 嗅覺 xiujue

What 嗅觉 means

  1. sense of smell
  2. scent

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 嗅觉 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

嗅觉 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

xiù
Sense of smell
jiào
Sleep (nap)

How to write 嗅觉

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Questions about 嗅觉

What does 嗅觉 mean in English?

嗅觉 is pronounced xiùjué and means sense of smell, scent.

How do you pronounce 嗅觉?

嗅觉 is xiùjué in pinyin — written xiujue without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 嗅觉?

嗅觉 is written with 2 characters: 嗅 (xiù) Sense of smell, 觉 (jiào) Sleep (nap). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 嗅觉 written in traditional Chinese?

嗅覺. The simplified form 嗅觉 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 嗅覺 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xiùjué.

Is 嗅觉 an HSK word?

Yes — 嗅觉 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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