扑鼻 (撲鼻)
pū bí
Pinyin

Definition

扑鼻 (撲鼻)
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pū bí
  1. to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

鼻子
bí zi
  1. 1 nose
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 classifier: 只 zhī
鼻涕
bí tì
  1. 1 nasal mucus
  2. 2 snivel
北鼻
běi bí
  1. 1 baby (loanword)
嗤之以鼻
chī zhī yǐ bí
  1. 1 to snort disdainfully
  2. 2 to scoff at
  3. 3 to turn up one's nose
扑鼻
pū bí
  1. 1 to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)

Idioms (7)

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
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn
  1. 1 to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
  2. 2 to criticize right and left
异香扑鼻
yì xiāng pū bí
  1. 1 exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我晕！你还有脸说没质量问题。一打开盒子那股扑鼻的脚臭味，我终生难忘！
wǒ yūn ！nǐ hái yǒu liǎn shuō méi zhìliàng wèntí 。yī dǎkāi hézi nà gǔ pūbí de jiǎo chòu wèi ，wǒ zhōngshēng nánwàng ！
I can't believe it! You have the gall to say there's no quality issues!? I only opened one side of the box and my nostrils were assaulted by the smell of nasty feet. I've been scarred for life!
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