气味
Old HSK 6
气味 (qìwèi) · smell
气味 (qìwèi) means “smell; odor; scent”. It is written with 2 characters: 气 (air) + 味 (taste). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 气味 is built
The characters
气 qì · air
What 气 is made of
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
味 wèi · taste
What 味 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 未 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
房间里有一股奇怪的气味。Fángjiān lǐ yǒu yì gǔ qíguài de qìwèi.There's a strange smell in the room.
这种花的气味很好闻。Zhè zhǒng huā de qìwèi hěn hǎowén.This flower smells lovely.
Questions about 气味
What does 气味 mean?
气味 (qìwèi) means “smell; odor; scent”.
How do you pronounce 气味?
气味 is pronounced qìwèi.
Which HSK level is 气味?
气味 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 空气kōngqìair
- 气温qìwēnair temperature
- 气候qìhòuclimate
- 力气lìqiphysical strength
- 暖气nuǎnqìheating
- 气球qìqiúballoon
- 勇气yǒngqìcourage
Learn 气味 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 143: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.