wén dào

ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ

1to smell

2to sniff sth out

3to perceive by smelling

wǒ我zhī qián之前zài在nǎ lǐ哪里wén dào闻到guò过zhè ge这个wèi dao味道。

我之前在哪里闻到过这个味道。

I've smelled this smell somewhere before.

我在电梯里面闻到烟味。

I smell smoke in the elevator.

我能闻到他呼吸中的酒精味。

I could smell the alcohol on his breath.