HSK 5 · HSK VOCABULARY

臭

chòu

stench

Character structure: 形
HSK: 5
Related HSK words: 2169
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01 · MEANING

臭

臭 (chòu) is an HSK 5 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is stench; depending on context, it can also mean smelly or to smell (bad). Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.

01stench

02smelly

03to smell (bad)

04repulsive

02 · EXAMPLES

臭

他的衣服总是很臭。Tā de yī fu zǒng shì hěn chòu。

His clothes always smell bad.

你有口臭。Nǐ yǒu kǒu chòu。

Your breath smells.

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臭Chinese character