chòu

HSK 5

臭 (chòu) is a Chinese word meaning “stench; smelly; to smell (bad)”.

Meanings

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

Related words

臭sense of smell臭味bad smell; foul odor臭名昭著notorious臭虫bedbug (Cimex lectularius)发臭smelly臭气stench恶臭stink; stench口臭bad breath乳臭未干lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)除臭剂deodorant臭烘烘stinking臭氧层ozone layer

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