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Hanzi

聞 / 闻

Traditional
聞
Simplified
闻

to hear/news/well-known/famous/reputation/fame/to smell/to sniff at

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

wén, wèn

Bopomofo

ㄨㄣˊ, ㄨㄣˋ

Jyutping

man4

Example sentences

新聞 / 新闻 xīnwén
我每天早上都看新聞。
我每天早上都看新闻。

I watch the news every morning.

記者 / 记者 jìzhě
那位記者正在採訪新聞。
那位记者正在采访新闻。

That reporter is currently reporting the news.

聞 / 闻 wén
你聞聞看，這朵花很香。
你闻闻看，这朵花很香。

Smell this, this flower is very fragrant.

臭 chòu
這臭豆腐聞起來很臭，但是吃起來很香。
这臭豆腐闻起来很臭，但是吃起来很香。

This stinky tofu smells bad, but it tastes good.

傳聞 / 传闻 chuánwén
關於那座古宅的傳聞在村子裡廣為流傳。
关于那座古宅的传闻在村子里广为流传。

Rumors about that old mansion are widely circulated in the village.

喜聞樂見 / 喜闻乐见 xǐwénlèjiàn
這個節目是大家喜聞樂見的內容。
这个节目是大家喜闻乐见的内容。

This program is the kind of content everyone enjoys.

Example Vocabulary

新聞

xin1'wen2

news

聞

wen2

to smell; to sniff

不聞不問

bu4'wen2'bu4'wen4

傳聞

chuan2'wen2

rumor; hearsay

喜聞樂見

xi3'wen2'le4'jian4

widely welcomed; enjoyable and popular

奇聞

qi2'wen2

所見所聞

suo3'jian4'suo3'wen2

久聞大名

充耳不聞

chong1'er3'bu4'wen2

名聞

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