我能闻到他呼吸中的酒精味。

I could smell the alcohol on his breath.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=2 能 Néng surname Neng
=2 能 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=2 能 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
=2 能 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=2 能 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=2 能 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=2 能 tāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
  2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
=2 能 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
3 闻到 wéndào
  1. to smell
  2. to sniff sth out
  3. to perceive by smelling
4 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
5 呼吸 hūxī to breathe
6 中的 zhòngdì
  1. to hit the target
  2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
7 酒精 jiǔjīng (coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol
8 味 wèi
  1. taste
  2. smell
  3. (fig.) (noun suffix) feel
  4. quality
  5. sense
  6. (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription