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Mandarin wén
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 wén to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at
Results beginning with 闻
 wén yán to have heard what was said
 wén míng well-known / famous / renowned / eminent
 wén dào to smell / to sniff sth out / to perceive by smelling
 wén xùn to receive news (of)
 wén rén famous person
 wén jiàn to smell / to hear / knowledge / information
 wén chū to identify by smell / to detect a scent / to sniff out
 wén dá illustrious and influential / well-known
 Wén xǐ Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
 wén xī to hear (about sth)
 wén zhěn (TCM) auscultation and smelling, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3]
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 Wén Yī duō Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming
 wén shàng qù to smell of sth / to smell like sth
 Wén xǐ xiàn Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event
 wén míng yú shì world-famous
 wén fēng sàng dǎn hear the wind and lose gall (idiom) / terror-stricken at the news
 wén fēng ér dòng to respond instantly / to act at once on hearing the news
 wén jī qǐ wǔ to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom) / to be diligent in one's studies
 wén yī zhī shí lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) / fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise
 wén fēng xiān dùn to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
 wén guò zé xǐ to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.) / to be happy when one's errors are pointed out
 wén míng xiá ěr to be famous far and wide (idiom)
 wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
  glue sniffing
Approximate Results for 闻
 xīn wén news / CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]
 chuán wén rumor
 fēi wén sex scandal
 chǒu wén scandal
 yào wén important news story / headline
 qí wén anecdote / fantastic story
 jiàn wén what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience
 tīng wén to listen / to hear what sb says / news one has heard
 suǒ wén heard / what one hears
 ěr wén to hear of / to hear about
 qù wén funny news item / interesting anecdote
 nán wén unpleasant smell / stink
 hū wén to hear suddenly / to learn of sth unexpectedly
 míng wén famous / of good reputation
 jù wén accounts / one's understanding
 fēng wén to learn sth through hearsay / to get wind of sth
 jiù wén old anecdote / stories passed on from former times
 yì wén anecdote / apocryphal story
 yì wén variant of 軼聞|轶闻[yi4 wen2]
 fù wén obituary
 zhēn wén oddity / news tidbits / strange and interesting item
 fěi wén scandal / gossip
 mì wén matters (concerning a prominent family etc) intended to be kept private
 suǒ wén news items
 Xú wén Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
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 xīn wén wǎng news agency
 xīn wén jiè the press / the media
 xīn wén xué journalism
 xīn wén zǔ newsgroup
稿 xīn wén gǎo press release
 Zhāng Wén tiān Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist
  Department of Public Information
  public information officer / press information officer
 dài chǒu wén scandalous
 Duō wén tiān Vaisravana (one of the Heavenly Kings)
 mò bù wén there is no-one who doesn't know that
 xīn wén chù news service / information agency
 xīn wén gǔ Public Information Unit
 xīn wén kē Public Information Section
 xīn wén sī Division of Information
 xīn wén tīng Office of Public Information
 Xú wén xiàn Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
 mò mò wú wén obscure and unknown (idiom) / an outsider without any reputation / a nobody / an unknown quantity
 Xīn wén Zhōu kān Newsweek magazine / also written 新聞周刊|新闻周刊
 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned
 hài rén tīng wén shocking / horrifying / atrocious / terrible
 jǔ shì wén míng world-famous (idiom)
 xǐ wén lè jiàn to love to hear and see (idiom) / well received / to one's liking
 Měi rì Xīn wén Mainichi Shimbun, a Japanese daily newspaper
 chōng ěr bù wén to block one's ears and not listen (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear
 zhì ruò wǎng wén to turn a deaf ear to (idiom) / to pretend not to hear
 sǒng rén tīng wén to sensationalize (idiom) / deliberate exaggeration to scare people
 Zhāo rì Xīn wén Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
 ěr wén mù dǔ to witness personally
 tīng ér bù wén to hear but not react (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear / to ignore deliberately
 chòu bù kě wén unbearable stink / fig. notorious
 bó wén qiáng jì have wide learning and a retentive memory / have encyclopedic knowledge
 bó wén duō shí learned and erudite / knowledgeable and experienced
 bó wén qiáng shí erudite / widely read and knowledgeable
 bó wù duō wén wide and knowledgeable / well-informed and experienced
 bó wù qià wén to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
 cǎn bù rěn wén too horrible to endure (idiom) / tragic spectacle / appalling scenes of devastation
 gū lòu guǎ wén ignorant and inexperienced / ill-informed and narrow-minded
 jiǔ wén dà míng your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
 kuàng gǔ wèi wén never before in the whole of history (idiom) / unprecedented / also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
 qián suǒ wèi wén unheard-of / unprecedented
 rú shì wǒ wén so I have heard (idiom) / the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
 xiá ěr wén míng famous everywhere
 yān mò wú wén to pass into oblivion
 yì shì yí wén anecdote (about historical person) / lost or apocryphal story
 yī wú suǒ wén unheard of
 zhāo wén xī gǎi lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
  Daily Highlights
  public information officer / press information officer
  Minister of Information
 biāo tí xīn wén headline news / title story
 bó shí qià wén knowledgeable / erudite (idiom)
 bó wén qiáng zhì erudite / widely read and knowledgeable
 Chǎn jīng Xīn wén Business News / Sankei Shimbun (Tokyo daily)
 chuán wén zhèng jù hearsay (law)
 diàn shì xīn wén TV news
 Dú mài Xīn wén Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
 gōng mín xīn wén citizen journalism
 guó jì jiàn wén International Background Knowledge
 guó jì xīn wén world news
 huā biān xīn wén media gossip / sensational news
 jiàn wén yǒu xiàn to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)
 jiē zhī xiàng wén to be known to everyone
 Láo dòng xīn wén Rodong Sinmun (Workers' news), the official newspaper of the North Korean WPK's Central Committee
 shì jiè wén míng world famous
 shí yǒu suǒ wén heard from time to time / one keeps hearing that...
 suǒ jiàn suǒ wén what one hears and sees (idiom)
 táo sè xīn wén sex scandal
 tóu tiáo xīn wén top news story
 xiǎo dào xīn wén news from the grapevine
 xīn wén cè huà communication management / public relations
 xīn wén fú wù news services
 xīn wén jì zhě journalist
 xīn wén méi tǐ news media
 xīn wén píng lùn press reviews
 xīn wén xiǎo bào Micronoticias
 xīn wén yù bào NewsAlert
 xīn wén yù gào press advisory
 xīn wén zhàn lu:è Public Information Strategy
 xīn wén zhuān yuán Public Information Specialist
 xīn wén zhǔ bō newsreader / anchor
 xīn wén zhù lǐ Public Information Assistant
 xīn wén zhǔ rèn Director of Public Information
 xīn wén zì yóu freedom of the press
 yì shì yí wén variant of 軼事遺聞|轶事遗闻[yi4 shi4 yi2 wen2]
 yuǎn jìn wén míng to be known far and wide / to be well-known
 yuàn wén qí xiáng I'd like to hear the details
 xīn wén fā bù huì news conference
 xīn wén fā yán rén spokesman
 Zhōng guó Xīn wén Wǎng China News Service website (chinanews.com)
 xīn wén gōng zuò zhě journalist
 xīn wén bàn gōng shì Press Office
  Information Centres Division
  Information Centres Service
  Office of Press and Information
  Committee on Information
  military public information officer / military press information officer
  deputy chief, press and information
  News Services Section
  News Monitoring Unit
  Regional Information Service
  Information Dissemination Service
  News Distribution Section
  Africa News Service
  UNITAR News
 Bó xùn xīn wén wǎng Boxun, US based dissident Chinese news network
 fàn fēi xīn wén shè Pan-African News Agency
 Péng bó Xīn wén shè Bloomberg News
 shǒu xí xīn wén guān Chief of Public Information
 xīn wén biān jí shì newsroom
 xīn wén gōng zuò duì Public Information Task Force
 xīn wén zhì pǐn sī Information Products Division
 yà tài xīn wén wǎng Asian-Pacific News Network
线 Yǒu xiàn Xīn wén Wǎng Cable Network News (CNN)
 zhèng fǔ xīn wén chù information services department
 Zhōng guó Xīn wén shè China News Service
 Xīn wén Chū bǎn Zǒng shǔ General Administration of Press and Publication (PRC state censorship organization)
 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 / seeing is believing
 ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
  News and Media Division
  public information and outreach unit
  Policy and Information Service
  Communications and Public Information Office
  Division of Communication and Information
  Division of Communications and Public Information
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