刺鼻
cì bí
Pinyin

Definition

刺鼻
 - 
cì bí
  1. to assail the nostrils
  2. acrid
  3. pungent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刺
cī
  1. 1 (onom.) whoosh
刺激
cì jī
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 to irritate
  3. 3 to upset
  4. 4 to stimulate
  5. 5 to excite
  6. 6 irritant
毒刺
dú cì
  1. 1 venomous sting
鼻子
bí zi
  1. 1 nose
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 classifier: 只 zhī
刺伤
cì shāng
  1. 1 to stab

Idioms (11)

一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
  1. 1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
  2. 2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
  1. 1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
  1. 1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
  1. 1 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
  2. 2 頭懸梁，錐刺股|头悬梁，锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng
  3. 3 zhuī cì gǔ]

Sample Sentences

在确认周围没有明火的情况下，王强用力撞开门，随后便扑来一阵刺鼻的煤气味。
zài quèrèn zhōuwéi méiyǒu mínghuǒ de qíngkuàng xià ，Wáng Qiáng yònglì zhuàng kāi mén ，suíhòu biàn pūlái yīzhèn cìbí de méiqìwèi 。
After confirming that there were no open flames in the vicinity, Wang Qiang forced the door open. As he did so, the pungent smell of gas rushed out.
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