鼻
bí
Pinyin

Definition

鼻
 - 
bí
  1. nose

Character Decomposition

Compounds (7)

鼻
bí
  1. 1 nose
鼾
hān
  1. 1 snore
  2. 2 to snore
擤
xǐng
  1. 1 to blow one's nose
濞
bì
  1. 1 used in place names
  2. 2 see also: 漾濞 Yàng bì
劓
yì
  1. 1 cut off the nose

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

差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。他有一双眼睛，但看的不很清楚；有两只耳朵，但听的不很分明；有鼻子和嘴，但他对于气味和口味都不很讲究。
chàbuduō xiānsheng de xiàngmào hé nǐ hé wǒ dōu chàbuduō 。tā yǒu yī shuāng yǎnjing ，dàn kàn de bù hěn qīngchu ；yǒu liǎng zhǐ ěrduo ，dàn tīng de bù hěn fēnmíng ；yǒu bízi hé zuǐ ，dàn tā duìyú qìwèi hé kǒuwèi dōu bù hěn jiǎngjiu 。
Mr. Chabuduo’s appearance resembles yours and mine. He has two eyes - but does not see things very clearly. He has two ears - but they don't listen very well. He has a nose and a mouth, but does not distinguish much between different smells and tastes.
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没有很好，我还是没憋住笑，只听“噗”地一声，水，就从我的嘴巴、鼻孔喷涌而出，大家面前的我就成了一只喷水的小飞象。
méiyǒu hěn hǎo ，wǒ háishì méi biē zhù xiào ，zhǐ tīng “pū ”de yīshēng ，shuǐ ，jiù cóng wǒ de zuǐbā 、bíkǒng pēn yǒng ér chū ，dàjiā miànqián de wǒ jiù chéng le yī zhī pēn shuǐ de xiǎofēixiàng 。
I wasn't great. I still wasn't able to smother my laughter, so there was a "ptish" and the water, gushed out of my mouth and nostrils. So I turned into Dumbo, spraying water right there in front of everyone.
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医生，我咳嗽，鼻水也流个不停，身体忽冷忽热，头痛得快爆炸了，我是不是快死了？
yīshēng ，wǒ késou ，bíshuǐ yě liú gè bùtíng ，shēntǐ hūlěnghūrè ，tóutòng de kuài bàozhà le ，wǒ shì bùshì kuài sǐ le ？
Doctor, I keep coughing, my nose keeps running, I keep getting hot and cold flushes and my head feels like it's about to explode. Am I dying?
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我也知道现在这时代不应该再固守成规、遵循“按资排辈”那一套了，只是被一个年轻人牵着鼻子走，心理多少有些不平衡。
wǒ yě zhīdào xiànzài zhè shídài bù yīnggāi zài gùshǒu chéngguī 、zūnxún “ànzīpáibèi ”nà yī tào le ，zhǐshì bèi yī ge niánqīngrén qiān zhe bízi zǒu ，xīnlǐ duōshǎo yǒuxiē bù pínghéng 。
I am aware in today’s times, we shouldn’t stick to rules where positions are based on seniority. But I still feel mentally awkward to be led by someone younger.
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鼻毛
bímáo
noes hair
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拔眉毛、拔鼻毛
bá méimao 、bá bímáo
to pluck eyebrows; to pluck nose hair
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你不会说闽南话吧？欧品康听起来就是闽南话的“挖鼻孔”啊！
nǐ búhuì shuō mǐnnánhuà ba ？Ōupǐnkāng tīng qǐlai jiùshì mǐnnánhuà de “wā bíkǒng ”ā ！
You don't speak the fujianese dialect do you? "ou pin kang" sounds like "pick your nose" in fujianese.
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抽纸给你擤鼻涕。卷筒纸放在厕所。手帕纸可以随身带。
chōuzhǐ gěi nǐ xǐng bítì 。juǎntǒngzhǐ fàng zài cèsuǒ 。shǒupàzhǐ kěyǐ suíshēn dài 。
The boxes of tissues are for blowing your nose. The rolls are for bathroom use. You can carry the handkerchiefs around with you.
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你去找两根树枝当作手吧。还有，再找一根胡萝卜，当作鼻子。
nǐ qù zhǎo liǎng gēn shùzhī dàngzuò shǒu ba 。háiyǒu ，zài zhǎo yī gēn húluóbo ，dàngzuò bízi 。
Go look for two sticks to be his arms. Also, go look for a carrot to be his nose.
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西方人的特点是鼻子都很高，眼睛都很深。
xīfāngrén de tèdiǎn shì bízi dōu hěn gāo ，yǎnjing dōu hěn shēn 。
A defining characteristic of Westerners is their high noses and deep-set eyes.
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