wén

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Definitions

  1. 1. to hear
  2. 2. news
  3. 3. well-known
  4. 4. famous
  5. 5. reputation
  6. 6. fame
  7. 7. to smell
  8. 8. to sniff at

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Words Containing 闻

传闻
chuán wén

rumor

喜闻乐见
xǐ wén lè jiàn

to love to hear and see (idiom)

孤陋寡闻
gū lòu guǎ wén

ignorant and inexperienced

新闻
xīn wén

news

绯闻
fēi wén

sex scandal

耳闻目睹
ěr wén mù dǔ

to witness personally

闻名
wén míng

well-known

举世闻名
jǔ shì wén míng

world-famous (idiom)

见闻
jiàn wén

what one has seen and heard

远近闻名
yuǎn jìn wén míng

to be known far and wide

丑闻
chǒu wén

scandal

骇人听闻
hài rén tīng wén

shocking

默默无闻
mò mò wú wén

obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation

一无所闻
yī wú suǒ wén

unheard of

上海文广新闻传媒集团
shàng hǎi wén guǎng xīn wén chuán méi jí tuán

Shanghai Media Group

不闻不问
bù wén bù wèn

not to hear, not to question (idiom)

世界闻名
shì jiè wén míng

world famous

中国新闻社
zhōng guó xīn wén shè

China News Service

中国新闻网
zhōng guó xīn wén wǎng

China News Service website (chinanews.com)

久闻大名
jiǔ wén dà míng

your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)

信报财经新闻
xìn bào cái jīng xīn wén

Hong Kong Economic Journal

传闻证据
chuán wén zhèng jù

hearsay (law)

充耳不闻
chōng ěr bù wén

to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear

两耳不闻窗外事
liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì

to pay no attention to outside matters

前所未闻
qián suǒ wèi wén

unheard-of; unprecedented

劳动新闻
láo dòng xīn wén

Rodong Sinmun (Workers' news), the official newspaper of the North Korean WPK's Central Committee

博物多闻
bó wù duō wén

wide and knowledgeable

博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén

to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)

博闻多识
bó wén duō shí

learned and erudite

博闻强记
bó wén qiáng jì

have wide learning and a retentive memory

博闻强识
bó wén qiáng zhì

erudite

博识洽闻
bó shí qià wén

knowledgeable

名闻
míng wén

famous

国务院新闻办公室
guó wù yuàn xīn wén bàn gōng shì

State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China

多闻天
duō wén tiān

Vaisravana (one of the Heavenly Kings)

奇闻
qí wén

anecdote

如是我闻
rú shì wǒ wén

so I have heard (idiom)

小道新闻
xiǎo dào xīn wén

news from the grapevine

张闻天
zhāng wén tiān

Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist

彭博新闻社
péng bó xīn wén shè

Bloomberg News

徐闻
xú wén

Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江[zhàn jiāng], Guangdong

徐闻县
xú wén xiàn

Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江[zhàn jiāng], Guangdong

忽闻
hū wén

to hear suddenly

惨不忍闻
cǎn bù rěn wén

(idiom) dreadful to hear

所闻
suǒ wén

heard

所见所闻
suǒ jiàn suǒ wén

what one hears and sees (idiom)

据闻
jù wén

it is said; it is alleged; it is reported

政府新闻处
zhèng fǔ xīn wén chù

information services department

新闻主播
xīn wén zhǔ bō

newsreader

新闻出版总署
xīn wén chū bǎn zǒng shǔ

General Administration of Press and Publication (PRC state censorship organization)

新闻周刊
xīn wén zhōu kān

Newsweek magazine

新闻媒体
xīn wén méi tǐ

news media

新闻学
xīn wén xué

journalism

新闻工作者
xīn wén gōng zuò zhě

journalist

新闻界
xīn wén jiè

the press

新闻发布会
xīn wén fā bù huì

news conference

新闻发言人
xīn wén fā yán rén

spokesman

新闻稿
xīn wén gǎo

press release

新闻策划
xīn wén cè huà

communication management

新闻组
xīn wén zǔ

newsgroup

新闻网
xīn wén wǎng

news agency

新闻自由
xīn wén zì yóu

freedom of the press

新闻处
xīn wén chù

news service

新闻记者
xīn wén jì zhě

journalist

日本经济新闻
rì běn jīng jì xīn wén

Nikkei Shimbun, Japanese equivalent of Financial Times

时有所闻
shí yǒu suǒ wén

heard from time to time

旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén

never before in the whole of history (idiom)

有线新闻网
yǒu xiàn xīn wén wǎng

Cable Network News (CNN)

朝日新闻
zhāo rì xīn wén

Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

朝闻夕改
zhāo wén xī gǎi

lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening

桃色新闻
táo sè xīn wén

sex scandal

标题新闻
biāo tí xīn wén

headline news

每日新闻
měi rì xīn wén

Mainichi Shimbun, a Japanese daily newspaper

湮没无闻
yān mò wú wén

to pass into oblivion

珍闻
zhēn wén

oddity

琐闻
suǒ wén

news items

产经新闻
chǎn jīng xīn wén

Business News

百闻不如一见
bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn

seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others

秘闻
mì wén

matters (concerning a prominent family etc) intended to be kept private

置若罔闻
zhì ruò wǎng wén

to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear

美国有线新闻网
měi guó yǒu xiàn xīn wén wǎng

Cable Network News (CNN)

耳闻
ěr wén

to hear of

耳闻不如目见
ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn

seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others

闻一多
wén yī duō

Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming

闻一知十
wén yī zhī shí

lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything

闻上去
wén shàng qù

to smell of sth

闻人
wén rén

famous person

闻出
wén chū

to identify by smell

闻到
wén dào

to smell

闻名不如见面
wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn

knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)

闻名于世
wén míng yú shì

world-famous

闻名遐迩
wén míng xiá ěr

to be famous far and wide (idiom)

闻喜
wén xǐ

Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi

闻喜县
wén xǐ xiàn

Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi

闻悉
wén xī

to hear (about sth)

闻所未闻
wén suǒ wèi wén

unheard of

闻见
wén jiàn

to smell

闻言
wén yán

to have heard what was said

闻讯
wén xùn

to receive news (of)

闻诊
wén zhěn

(TCM) auscultation and smelling, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[sì zhěn]

闻过则喜
wén guò zé xǐ

to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.)

闻达
wén dá

illustrious and influential

闻鸡起舞
wén jī qǐ wǔ

to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)

闻风先遁
wén fēng xiān dùn

to flee at hearing the news (idiom)

闻风丧胆
wén fēng sàng dǎn

hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news

闻风而动
wén fēng ér dòng

to respond instantly

声闻
shēng wén

(Buddhism) disciple

耸人听闻
sǒng rén tīng wén

to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people

听而不闻
tīng ér bù wén

to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear

听闻
tīng wén

to listen

臭不可闻
chòu bù kě wén

to stink to high heaven

旧闻
jiù wén

outdated news

花边新闻
huā biān xīn wén

media gossip

莫不闻
mò bù wén

there is no-one who doesn't know that

街知巷闻
jiē zhī xiàng wén

to be known to everyone

要闻
yào wén

important news story

见闻有限
jiàn wén yǒu xiàn

to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)

言者无罪,闻者足戒
yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè

don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously

讣闻
fù wén

obituary

诽闻
fěi wén

scandal

读卖新闻
dú mài xīn wén

Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

趣闻
qù wén

funny news item

轶事遗闻
yì shì yí wén

anecdote (about historical person)

轶闻
yì wén

anecdote

遐迩闻名
xiá ěr wén míng

famous everywhere

难闻
nán wén

unpleasant smell

头条新闻
tóu tiáo xīn wén

top news story

愿闻其详
yuàn wén qí xiáng

I'd like to hear the details

风闻
fēng wén

to learn sth through hearsay