丑
闻

Scandal in Chinese: 丑闻 (chǒu wén)

chǒu wén

scandal

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 醜聞1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1scandal

Stroke order

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丑
闻

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄡˇ

chǒu

ㄔ/ chㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄨㄣˊ

wén

ㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

丑闻

Simplified

醜聞

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这位官员因为一桩丑闻丢了工作。

    zhè wèi guān yuán yīn wèi yì zhuāng chǒu wén diū le gōng zuò。

    This official lost his job because of a scandal.

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Related words

丑

chǒu

clown

闻

wén

to hear

新闻

xīn wén

news

丑恶

chǒu è

ugly

丑陋

chǒu lòu

ugly

出丑

chū chǒu

shameful

传闻

chuán wén

rumor

绯闻

fēi wén

sex scandal

闻名

wén míng

well-known

小丑

xiǎo chǒu

clown

耳闻目睹

ěr wén mù dǔ

to witness personally

孤陋寡闻

gū lòu guǎ wén

ignorant and inexperienced

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