嗅觉 (xiù jué) — sense of smell
Definition
嗅觉 (xiùjué) is the sense of smell — one of the five senses. Pairs with 味觉 ('taste') and 听觉 ('hearing'), and contrasts with 气味, which is the smell itself, not the ability to detect it.
noun
sense of smell
Examples
- 嗅觉，。Tā de xiù jué fēi cháng líng mǐn, néng wén dào hěn yuǎn de wèi dào.His sense of smell is very sharp; he can smell things from far away.
- ，嗅觉。Jīng guò xùn liàn, gǒu de xiù jué kě yǐ bāng zhù xún zhǎo shī zōng de rén.With training, a dog's sense of smell can help find missing people.
- 嗅觉，。xiù jué Hé wèi jué cháng cháng yì qǐ gōng zuò, ràng nǐ xiǎng shòu měi shí.The sense of smell and taste often work together to let you enjoy delicious food.
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