Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 聞

surname Wen

to hear
news
well-known
famous
reputation
fame
to smell
to sniff at

to listen
to hear what sb says
news one has heard

anecdote
apocryphal story

scandal
gossip

well-known
famous
renowned
eminent

famous person

sex scandal

Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江 ( Zhànjiāng), Guangdong

(TCM) auscultation and smelling, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診／四诊 (sìzhěn)

anecdote
fantastic story

it is said; it is alleged; it is reported

to smell
to sniff sth out
to perceive by smelling

news
CL:條／条 (tiáo),個／个 (gè)

scandal

important news story
headline

news items

to have heard what was said

(Buddhism) disciple

obituary

to hear suddenly
to learn of sth unexpectedly

outdated news
old anecdote; stories passed on from former times

funny news item
interesting anecdote

to receive news (of)

to hear (about sth)

rumor

oddity
news tidbits
strange and interesting item

to smell
to hear
knowledge
information

Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城／运城 ( Yùnchéng), Shanxi

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

to identify by smell
to detect a scent
to sniff out

illustrious and influential
well-known

unpleasant smell
stink

what one has seen and heard
knowledge
one's experience

heard
what one hears

variant of 軼聞／轶闻 (yìwén)

to learn sth through hearsay; to get wind of sth

to hear of
to hear about

famous
of good reputation

Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城／运城 ( Yùnchéng), Shanxi

Zhāng Wéntiān

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

press release

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

news service
information agency

newsgroup

Vaisravana (one of the Heavenly Kings)

journalism

Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江 ( Zhànjiāng), Guangdong

the press
the media

news agency

there is no-one who doesn't know that

to smell of sth
to smell like sth

xǐwénlèjiàn

to love to hear and see (idiom)
well received
to one's liking

wide and knowledgeable
well-informed and experienced

wénmíngyúshì

world-famous

so I have heard (idiom)
the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)

suǒjiànsuǒwén

what one hears and sees (idiom)

gūlòuguǎwén

ignorant and inexperienced
ill-informed and narrow-minded

zhāowénxīgǎi

lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening
to correct an error very quickly (idiom)

tīng'érbùwén

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

bówénqiángjì

have wide learning and a retentive memory
have encyclopedic knowledge

chòubùkěwén

to stink to high heaven
(fig.) disgraceful; disgusting

tóutiáoxīnwén

top news story

xīnwénzìyóu

freedom of the press

sǒngréntīngwén

to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people

xiǎodàoxīnwén

news from the grapevine

qiánsuǒwèiwén

unheard-of; unprecedented

wénsuǒwèiwén

unheard of
an extremely rare and unprecedented event

biāotíxīnwén

headline news
title story

Zhāorì Xīnwén

Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

huābiānxīnwén

media gossip
sensational news

yuànwénqíxiáng

I'd like to hear the details

kuànggǔwèiwén

never before in the whole of history (idiom)
unprecedented
also written 曠古未有／旷古未有

to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.)
to be happy when one's errors are pointed out

Dúmài Xīnwén

Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

anecdote (about historical person)
lost or apocryphal story

wényīzhīshí

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

xīnwénméitǐ

news media

shíyǒusuǒwén

heard from time to time
one keeps hearing that...

wénfēngxiāndùn

to flee at hearing the news (idiom)

jiànwényǒuxiàn

to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)

jǔshìwénmíng

world-famous (idiom)

Láodòngxīnwén

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

shìjièwénmíng

world famous

jiǔwéndàmíng

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

zhìruòwǎngwén

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

bóshíqiàwén

knowledgeable
erudite (idiom)

variant of 軼事遺聞／轶事遗闻 (yìshìyíwén)

xiá'ěrwénmíng

famous everywhere

Xīnwén Zhōukān

Newsweek magazine
also written 新聞周刊／新闻周刊

xīnwénjìzhě

journalist

to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
to be diligent in one's studies

chuánwénzhèngjù

hearsay (law)

Xīnwén Zhōukān

Newsweek magazine

bówénduōshí

learned and erudite
knowledgeable and experienced

wénfēng'érdòng

to respond instantly
to act at once on hearing the news

unheard of

to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)

obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation
a nobody
an unknown quantity

not to hear, not to question (idiom)
to show no interest in sth
uncritical
not in the least concerned

hàiréntīngwén

shocking
horrifying
atrocious
terrible

xīnwénzhǔbō

newsreader
anchor

bówénqiángzhì

erudite
widely read and knowledgeable

Chǎnjīng Xīnwén

Business News
Sankei Shimbun (Tokyo daily)

to pass into oblivion

wénfēngsàngdǎn

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

Měirì Xīnwén

Mainichi Shimbun, a Japanese daily newspaper

wénmíng-xiá'ěr

(idiom) to be famous far and wide

xīnwéncèhuà

communication management; public relations

cǎnbùrěnwén

(idiom) dreadful to hear

chōng'ěrbùwén

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

táosèxīnwén

sex scandal

to witness personally

jiēzhīxiàngwén

to be known to everyone

yuǎnjìnwénmíng

to be known far and wide
to be well-known

xīnwénfābùhuì

新闻发布会

[新聞發布會]

news conference

Péngbó Xīnwénshè

彭博新闻社

[彭博新聞社]

Bloomberg News

zhèngfǔxīnwénchù

政府新闻处

[政府新聞處]

information services department

Zhōngguó Xīnwénshè

中国新闻社

[中國新聞社]

China News Service

xīnwéngōngzuòzhě

新闻工作者

[新聞工作者]

journalist

xīnwénfāyánrén

新闻发言人

[新聞發言人]

spokesman

Yǒuxiàn Xīnwén Wǎng

有线新闻网

[有線新聞網]

Cable Network News (CNN)

Zhōngguó Xīnwén Wǎng

中国新闻网

[中國新聞網]

China News Service website (chinanews.com)

Xīnwén Chūbǎn Zǒngshǔ

新闻出版总署

[新聞出版總署]

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

xìnbàocáijīngxīnwén

信报财经新闻

[信報財經新聞]

Hong Kong Economic Journal

ěrwénbùrúmùjiàn

耳闻不如目见

[耳聞不如目見]

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

bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn

百闻不如一见

[百聞不如一見]

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

Rìběn Jīngjì Xīnwén

日本经济新闻

[日本經濟新聞]

Nikkei Shimbun, Japanese equivalent of Financial Times

wénmíngbùrújiànmiàn

闻名不如见面

[聞名不如見面]

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

Měiguó Yǒuxiàn Xīnwén Wǎng

美国有线新闻网

[美國有線新聞網]

Cable Network News (CNN)

liǎng'ěrbùwénchuāngwàishì

两耳不闻窗外事

[兩耳不聞窗外事]

to pay no attention to outside matters

Guówùyuàn Xīnwén Bàngōngshì

国务院新闻办公室

[國務院新聞辦公室]

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

yánzhěwúzuì,wénzhězújiè

言者无罪，闻者足戒

[言者無罪，聞者足戒]

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

Guójiā Xīnwén Chūbǎn Guǎngdiàn Zǒngjú

国家新闻出版广电总局

[國家新聞出版廣電總局]

State Administration for Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) (2013-2018) (abbr. to 廣電總局／广电总局 ( Guǎngdiàn Zǒngjú))

Shànghǎi Wénguǎng Xīnwén Chuánméi Jítuán

上海文广新闻传媒集团

[上海文廣新聞傳媒集團]

Shanghai Media Group