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chòu

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chòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chòu | chou4
English translation
stench
stink
smelly
to smell (bad)
to reek, to smell, to stink
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiù | xiu4
English translation
sense of smell
smell bad

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About chòu

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

chòu

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

The smell  of a dirty dog quǎn

Etymology of chòu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

自犬

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Example sentences using chòu

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zhè 腐臭 fǔ chòu de ròu Wén 一下 yīxià 就够 rén shòu de le !

The smell of the rotten meat was enough!

知道 zhīdào 自己 zìjǐ chòu xiàng tóu zhū ?

Do you know that you stink like a goat?

shì de !就是 jiù shì 那些 nà xiē 该死 gāi sǐ de 蠢猪 chǔn zhū 似的 shìde chòu 飞船 fēi chuán ! shì 它们 tā men huǐ le 我们 wǒmen .

Those lousy, stinking ships. It was them that destroyed us.

突然 tūrán , de 鼻尖 bí jiān Wén dào le 老鼠 lǎoshǔ de méi 臭味 chòu wèi .

Suddenly the foul musty odour of the brutes struck his nostrils.

Wén jiàn 气味 qìwèi , hěn 强烈 qiángliè ,热烘烘腥臭腥臭 de .

He could smell it, strong and hot and rank.

Words with chòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chòu stench chòu
臭味 chòu wèi stink臭味 chòu wèi
恶臭 è chòu stink惡臭
臭名昭著 chòu míng zhāo zhù notorious臭名昭著 chòu míng zhāo zhù
臭气 chòu qì stench臭氣
臭美 chòu měi to show off one's good looks shamelessly臭美 chòu měi
口臭 kǒu chòu bad breath口臭 kǒu chòu
臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu stinky tofu臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu
臭虫 chòu chóng tick臭蟲
臭氧 chòu yǎng ozone (O₃)臭氧 chòu yǎng
臭氧层 chòu yǎng céng ozone layer臭氧層
臭骂 chòu mà tongue-lashing臭罵
乳臭未干 rǔ xiù wèi gān still wet behind the ears乳臭未乾
除臭剂 chú chòu jì deodorant除臭劑
臭烘烘 chòu hōng hōng stinking臭烘烘 chòu hōng hōng
腐臭 fǔ chòu stinking腐臭 fǔ chòu
臭味相投 chòu wèi xiāng tóu to share vile habits臭味相投 chòu wèi xiāng tóu
狐臭 hú chòu body odor狐臭 hú chòu
遗臭万年 yí chòu wàn nián to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)遺臭萬年
臭气熏天 chòu qì xūn tiān overwhelming stench (idiom)臭氣熏天
臭名远扬 chòu míng yuǎn yáng stinking reputation臭名遠揚
腋臭 yè chòu body odor腋臭 yè chòu
汗臭 hàn chòu body odor汗臭 hàn chòu

chòu Decomposition & Compounds

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chòu Decomposition

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chòu Compounds

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    • xiù , qiǔ , xiù , , chòu , ,
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