(xiāng) - fragrant, sweet-smelling, delicious in Mandarin

xiāng

Traditional: 香

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Translation

fragrant, sweet-smelling, delicious

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Examples

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This flower smells lovely.

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The food Mum cooks smells delicious.

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The coffee smells wonderful.

香 (xiāng) describes a pleasant smell, most often of flowers or food, so 真香 is what you say at a good dinner. It is also the word for incense, 香, and the first half of 香港 (Hong Kong), literally fragrant harbour.

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