闻 wén

hear; smell; make known; news

HSK 3 #825

DEFINITIONS

  • hear
  • smell
  • make known
  • news
  • surname Wen
  • to hear
  • news
  • well-known
  • famous
  • reputation
  • fame
  • to smell
  • to sniff at

STROKES

WORDS

闻一多 wén yī duō Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming
闻一知十 wén yī zhī shí lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything; a word to the wise
闻上去 wén shàng qù to smell of sth; to smell like sth
闻人 wén rén famous person
闻出 wén chū to identify by smell; to detect a scent; to sniff out
闻名不如见面 wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
闻喜 wén xǐ Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
闻喜县 wén xǐ xiàn Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
闻悉 wén xī to hear (about sth)
闻见 wén jiàn to smell; to hear; knowledge; information
闻言 wén yán to have heard what was said
闻诊 wén zhěn (TCM) auscultation and smelling, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3]
闻过则喜 wén guò zé xǐ to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.); to be happy when one's errors are pointed out
闻达 wén dá illustrious and influential; well-known
闻鸡起舞 wén jī qǐ wǔ to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom); to be diligent in one's studies
闻风先遁 wén fēng xiān dùn to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
听闻 tīng wén to listen; to hear what sb says; news one has heard
臭不可闻 chòu bù kě wén unbearable stink; fig. notorious
莫不闻 mò bù wén there is no-one who doesn't know that
街知巷闻 jiē zhī xiàng wén to be known to everyone
见闻有限 jiàn wén yǒu xiàn to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)
言者无罪，闻者足戒 yán zhě wú zuì ， wén zhě zú jiè don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously
诽闻 fěi wén scandal; gossip
读卖新闻 dú mài xīn wén Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
轶事遗闻 yì shì yí wén anecdote (about historical person); lost or apocryphal story
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