雪松的氣味可以驅趕飛蛾。

The scent of cedar repels moths.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 雪松 xuěsōng
  1. cedar tree
  2. cedarwood
=2 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 氣味 qìwèi odor; scent
4 可以 kěyǐ
  1. can
  2. may
  3. possible
  4. able to
  5. not bad
  6. pretty good
5 驅趕 qūgǎn
  1. to drive (vehicle)
  2. to drive out
  3. to chase away
  4. to herd (people towards a gate)
=6 飛蛾 fēié moth
=6 飛蛾 fēi'é moth (insect of the order Lepidoptera)