Meaning of wén:

wén

闻

Adjective

well-known; famous

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Zhè jiā fàndiàn zài dāngdì fēicháng yǒu wén.

这家饭店在当地非常有闻。

This restaurant is very well-known locally.

Tā de míngzì zài quán shìjiè wénmíng.

他的名字在全世界闻名。

His name is famous all over the world.

Noun

reputation; fame; surname Wen; news

Tā shì yīgè zài guójì shàng yǒu hěn gāo wén míng de rén.

他是一个在国际上有很高闻名的人。

He is a person with a high reputation internationally.

Tā zài yìshù jiè zhōng hěn yǒu wénmíng.

他在艺术界中很有闻名。

He is very famous in the art world.

Tā xìng Wén, shì wǒ de tóngshì.

他姓闻,是我的同事。

His surname is Wen, and he is my colleague.

Nǐ jīntiān kànle xīnwén ma?

你今天看了新闻吗?

Did you watch the news today?

Verb

to smell; to sniff at; to hear

wǒ kěyǐ wén dào huā de xiāngwèi.

我可以闻到花的香味。

I can smell the fragrance of flowers.

Wǒ gāngcái zài huāyuán lǐ wén dào yī zhèn huāxiāng.

我刚才在花园里闻到一阵花香。

I just smelled a whiff of floral fragrance in the garden.

Wǒ gāngcái zài mén wài wén dàole yī gǔ xiāngwèi.

我刚才在门外闻到了一股香味。

I just caught a whiff of fragrance outside the door.

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