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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 |
: |
臭 |
| Usage |
: |
2.5% |
| Notes |
: |
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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