臭

Stench in Chinese: 臭 (chòu)

chòu

stench

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1stench
  2. 2smelly
  3. 3to smell (bad)
  4. 4repulsive
  5. 5loathsome
  6. 6terrible
  7. 7bad
  8. 8severely
  9. 9ruthlessly
  10. 10dud (ammunition)

Stroke order

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臭

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄡˋ

chòu

ㄔ/ chㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 臭 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你有口臭。

    nǐ yǒu kǒu chòu。

    You have foul breath.

  • 你少臭美！

    nǐ shǎo chòu měi！

    As if!

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除非

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除夕

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传递

chuán dì

to transmit

窗帘

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闯

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辞职

cí zhí

to resign

从而

cóng ér

thus

大象

dà xiàng

elephant

呆

dāi

foolish

贷款

dài kuǎn

a loan

当代

dāng dài

the present age

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