# 嗅觉 (xiùjué)

In Mandarin Chinese, 嗅觉 (xiùjué) means “sense of smell”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: sense of smell
- Pinyin: xiùjué (xiu4 jue2)
- Traditional: 嗅覺
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 狗的嗅觉比人类灵敏得多。
  Gǒu de xiùjué bǐ rénlèi língmǐn dé duō.
  Dogs have a much keener sense of smell than humans.

## Characters

- 嗅 (xiù): to smell; to sniff
- [觉](https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-sleep/) (jiào): sleep; nap

https://hanziro.com/word/xiu-jue-sense-smell/

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