# 臭 (chòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 臭 (chòu) means “stench; smelly; to smell (bad)”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: stench; smelly; to smell (bad)
- Pinyin: chòu (chou4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Other readings: xiù — sense of smell; smell bad

## Examples

- 冰箱里的食物坏了，闻起来很臭。
  Bīngxiāng lǐ de shíwù huàile, wén qǐlái hěn chòu.
  The food in the fridge has gone bad and smells terrible.

https://hanziro.com/word/chou-stench/

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