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扑鼻

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2-character word Traditional 撲鼻

What 扑鼻 means

1. to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)

The characters in 扑鼻

• 扑pūto throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies
• 鼻bínose

Example sentences

• 我刚打开锅盖，一股恶臭就扑鼻而来。
  Wǒ gāng dǎkāi guōgài, yī gǔ èchòu jiù pūbí ér lái.
  I just opened the lid, and a foul smell filled my nose.

Words containing 扑鼻

• 异香扑鼻yì xiāng pū bíexotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
• 香味扑鼻xiāng wèi pū bíexotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)