闻 (wén) means Hear (smell - news - reputation). Below are 18 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
厨房里 闻 到了香味。
Chúfáng lǐ wén dào le xiāngwèi.
A lovely smell came from the kitchen.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 闻
我每天晚上看新 闻 。
Wǒ měi tiān wǎnshang kàn xīnwén.
I watch the news every evening.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 新闻
这条新 闻 报道很详细。
Zhè tiáo xīnwén bàodào hěn xiángxì.
This news report is very detailed.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 报道
这位大臣以正直 闻 名。
Zhè wèi dàchén yǐ zhèngzhí wénmíng.
This minister was famed for his integrity.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 大臣
他每天都看时事新 闻 。
Tā měi tiān dōu kàn shíshì xīnwén.
He watches the current-affairs news every day.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 时事
这个地方以陶瓷 闻 名。
Zhège dìfang yǐ táocí wénmíng.
This place is famous for its ceramics.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 陶瓷
我晚上喜欢上网看新 闻 。
Wǒ wǎnshang xǐhuan shàngwǎng kàn xīnwén.
In the evening I like to go online and read the news.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 上网
闻 到那个味道我就恶心。
Wéndào nàge wèidào wǒ jiù ěxin.
That smell makes me feel sick.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恶心
他浏览了一下今天的新 闻 。
Tā liúlǎn le yíxià jīntiān de xīnwén.
He skimmed today's news.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 浏览
这条新 闻 轰动了整个城市。
Zhè tiáo xīnwén hōngdòng le zhěnggè chéngshì.
This piece of news caused a sensation across the whole city.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 轰动
多出去走走可以增长见 闻 。
Duō chūqù zǒuzou kěyǐ zēngzhǎng jiànwén.
Getting out more broadens what you know and have seen.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 见闻
这座城市以古典园林 闻 名。
Zhè zuò chéngshì yǐ gǔdiǎn yuánlín wénmíng.
This city is famous for its classical gardens.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 园林
我一 闻 到烤肉的味道就馋了。
Wǒ yì wéndào kǎoròu de wèidào jiù chán le.
The moment I smell grilled meat my mouth starts watering.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 馋
这种形式是群众喜 闻 乐见的。
Zhè zhǒng xíngshì shì qúnzhòng xǐwénlèjiàn de.
This is a form the public enjoys.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 喜闻乐见
他用喜 闻 乐见的方式讲历史。
Tā yòng xǐwénlèjiàn de fāngshì jiǎng lìshǐ.
He tells history in a way people love to hear.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 喜闻乐见
他把旅途中的见 闻 写成了一本书。
Tā bǎ lǚtú zhōng de jiànwén xiě chéng le yì běn shū.
He made a book out of what he saw and heard on his travels.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 见闻
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Words that contain 闻
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Questions about 闻
How is 闻 used in a sentence?
This page shows 18 sentences using 闻 (wén, "Hear (smell - news - reputation)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 闻 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 闻 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 闻 an HSK word?
Yes — 闻 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 闻?
The dictionary page for 闻 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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