臭

chòu
HSK 5
#2,101 most
frequent character
stench, stink, smelly, to smell (bad)
adjective
verb

Example Sentences

这条鱼很臭，我们不要吃了。
zhè tiáo yú hěn chòu ， wǒmen búyào chīle 。
This fish is very smelly, we shouldn't eat it.
他的鞋子闻起来很臭。
tāde xiézǐ wénqǐlái hěn chòu 。
His shoes smell very bad.
花园里有一种臭味，可能是垃圾。
huāyuán lǐ yǒu yīzhǒng chòuwèi ， kěnéngshì lājī 。
There is a stench in the garden, it might be garbage.

Words with similar meanings

难闻nánwén
unpleasant to smell
This term is a more formal way to describe something that has a bad smell.
有臭味yǒuchòuwèi
smelly
This phrase directly translates to 'having a bad smell' and is often used interchangeably.

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