HSK 6 · Nature

气味 qìwèi “smell” in Chinese

Traditional 氣味

What 气味 means

  1. smell
  2. odour
  3. scent

How to say 气味

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale气qì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale味wèi4th tone, falling

气味 in a sentence

  1. 这牛奶有特殊的气味。

    Zhè niúnǎi yǒu tèshū de qìwèi.

    This milk has an odd smell.

    Sentence #340643 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这是什么气味？

    Zhè shì shénme qìwèi?

    What’s this smell?

    Sentence #8734974 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 这些花有一种独特的气味。

    Zhèxiē huā yǒu yìzhǒng dútè de qìwèi.

    These flowers have a distinctive smell.

    Sentence #869908 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 气味 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 气 (qì) drawn as one shape
气qìgas; air

气 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from layers of vapour rising: air, steam, breath.

The character 味 (wèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
味wèitaste
  • 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part
  • 未part of the characterSound part

How to write 气味

气 4 strokes · 味 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

气味 (qìwèi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 气味 (qìwèi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 气味

Words with 气

天气tiānqì · weather不客气bú kèqi · you’re welcome生气shēngqì · angry气qì · air力气lìqi · strength空气kōngqì · air气候qìhòu · climate脾气píqi · temper淘气táoqì · naughty小气xiǎoqì · stingy

Words with 味

味道wèidao · flavour口味kǒuwèi · taste风味fēngwèi · local flavour滋味zīwèi · taste趣味qùwèi · interest意味着yìwèizhe · to mean津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèi · with relish

More words: Nature & Environment

排放páifàng · to discharge品种pǐnzhǒng · variety瀑布pùbù · waterfall晴朗qínglǎng · sunny气象qìxiàng · meteorology气压qìyā · air pressure犬quǎn · dog融化rónghuà · to melt

FAQs

气味 (qìwèi) means “smell” or “odour”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qìwèi: qì with a 4th tone, then wèi with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 气味 is written 氣味. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qiwei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 气味 from the suggestions. Typing qiwei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
气味 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.