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闻
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Definitions
- 1. to hear
- 2. news
- 3. well-known
- 4. famous
- 5. reputation
- 6. fame
- 7. to smell
- 8. to sniff at
Example Sentences
1 shown闻 一下。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 闻
news from the grapevine
Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming
Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi
spokesman
Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江[zhàn jiāng], Guangdong
media gossip
wide and knowledgeable
world-famous
unpleasant smell
(TCM) auscultation and smelling, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[sì zhěn]
news service
famous everywhere
news items
hearsay (law)
Shanghai Media Group
to be famous far and wide (idiom)
scandal
journalism
world-famous (idiom)
unheard of
to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.)
Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江[zhàn jiāng], Guangdong
to smell
to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
news conference
learned and erudite
to receive news (of)
Mainichi Shimbun, a Japanese daily newspaper
Cable Network News (CNN)
(Buddhism) disciple
obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation
what one hears and sees (idiom)
Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi
Newsweek magazine
newsgroup
have wide learning and a retentive memory
China News Service website (chinanews.com)
knowledgeable
knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
press release
heard from time to time
erudite
sex scandal
funny news item
to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
world famous
there is no-one who doesn't know that
to smell
to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
Cable Network News (CNN)
Business News
Bloomberg News
to have heard what was said
to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
famous
to learn sth through hearsay
to pass into oblivion
anecdote (about historical person)
it is said; it is alleged; it is reported
communication management
anecdote
Nikkei Shimbun, Japanese equivalent of Financial Times
unheard-of; unprecedented
to hear (about sth)
news
to love to hear and see (idiom)
lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
to pay no attention to outside matters
shocking
scandal
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
freedom of the press
General Administration of Press and Publication (PRC state censorship organization)
to stink to high heaven
sex scandal
China News Service
oddity
Hong Kong Economic Journal
to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
to respond instantly
(idiom) dreadful to hear
to identify by smell
Rodong Sinmun (Workers' news), the official newspaper of the North Korean WPK's Central Committee
unheard of
to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)
to witness personally
matters (concerning a prominent family etc) intended to be kept private
the press
I'd like to hear the details
lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening
to be known far and wide
to be known to everyone
hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news
heard
seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others
headline news
rumor
never before in the whole of history (idiom)
to hear of
anecdote
Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist
news media
newsreader
so I have heard (idiom)
illustrious and influential
news agency
well-known
journalist
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
not to hear, not to question (idiom)
information services department
obituary
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
important news story
to smell of sth
ignorant and inexperienced
Vaisravana (one of the Heavenly Kings)
what one has seen and heard
to listen
outdated news
to hear suddenly
to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
famous person
State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
top news story
journalist