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Pronunciation |
: |
chòu |
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Meaning |
: |
- smelly. (adj)
- disgusting. (adj)
- lousy; terrible. (adj)
- severely; ruthlessly. (adv)
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Radical |
: |
自 |
Strokes |
: |
10 |
Traditional |
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臭 |
Usage |
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2.5% |
Notes |
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also as xiù |
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Common Words / Phrases:
2. |
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: |
halitosis; ozostomia |
Sentences:
1. The barn is smelly. |
niú |
péng |
hěn |
chòu |
。 |
牛 |
棚 |
很 |
臭 |
。 |
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牛棚 |
: |
barn |
很 |
: |
is; very |
臭 |
: |
smelly |
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2. The fish has begun to smell bad. |
zhè |
yú |
yǐ |
jīng |
kāi |
shǐ |
fā |
chòu |
le |
。 |
这 |
鱼 |
已 |
经 |
开 |
始 |
发 |
臭 |
了 |
。 |
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这 |
: |
this |
鱼 |
: |
fish |
已经 |
: |
already |
开始 |
: |
start to |
发臭 |
: |
smell bad |
了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
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3. The garbage smells to high heaven. |
lā |
jī |
fā |
chū |
chòu |
wèi |
。 |
垃 |
圾 |
发 |
出 |
臭 |
味 |
。 |
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垃圾 |
: |
garbage |
发出 |
: |
emit; give off |
臭味 |
: |
odor |
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4. What a horrible smell! |
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