Meaning
stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad); sense of smell; smell bad
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chou” becomes a different word in each tone. 臭 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 发臭fā chòusmelly; to smell bad
- 体臭tǐ chòu(unpleasant) body odor
- 臭美chòu měigreatly pleased with oneself; vain; conceited (used as an insult or teasingly)
- 口臭kǒu chòubad breath; halitosis
- 臭气chòu qìstench
Example Sentence
垃圾堆放久了会发出难闻的臭味。Lā jī duī fàng jiǔ le huì fā chū nán wén de chòu wèi.Garbage left too long gives off an unpleasant stench.
垃圾堆Lā jī duīgarbage heap放fàngto put久jiǔ(of a period of time) long了le(completed action)会huìcan发fāto send out出chūto go out难闻nán wénunpleasant smell的deof臭味chòu wèibad smell。