# 气味 (qìwèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 气味 (qìwèi) means “smell; odor”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: smell; odor
- Pinyin: qìwèi (qi4 wei4)
- Traditional: 氣味
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 房间里散发着淡淡的花朵气味。
  Fángjiān lǐ sànfāzhe dàndàn de huāduǒ qìwèi.
  The room gives off a faint scent of flowers.

## Characters

- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas
- 味 (wèi): taste; smell; flavor; character; atmosphere

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-wei-smell/

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