wén

Traditional: 聞

HSK 2

闻 (wén) is a Chinese word meaning “to hear; news; well-known”.

Meanings

  1. 1to hear
  2. 2news
  3. 3well-known
  4. 4famous
  5. 5reputation
  6. 6fame
  7. 7to smell
  8. 8to sniff at
Part of speech
verb

Related words

新闻news闻surname Wen丑闻scandal传闻rumor闻到to smell绯闻sex scandal闻名well-known难闻unpleasant smell新闻界the press新闻记者journalist耳闻to hear of默默无闻(idiom) unknown; unrenowned

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