嗅到 (xiù dào) — to smell (and detect), to catch a whiff of, to sniff out

Definition

嗅到 is the resultative form of 嗅: 'to catch a scent', emphasizing successful detection rather than the act of sniffing. Compare 闻 (wén), the general word for smelling, which can be transitive or intransitive.

verb
to smell (and detect)to catch a whiff ofto sniff out

Beispiele

  • 嗅到
    Wǒ zǒu jìn huā yuán jiù xiù dào le huā xiāng.
    As soon as I walked into the garden, I smelled the fragrance of flowers.
  • 嗅到
    Gǒu yuǎn yuǎn de xiù dào le wēi xiǎn de qì xī.
    The dog smelled the dangerous scent from far away.
  • 嗅到
    Nǐ xiù dào méi yǒu? hǎo xiàng yǒu dōng xī shāo jiāo le.
    Did you smell it? It seems something is burning.
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