# 绯闻 (fēiwén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 绯闻 (fēiwén) means “romantic scandal; gossip”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: romantic scandal; gossip
- Pinyin: fēiwén (fei1 wen2)
- Traditional: 緋聞
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 那位演员传出了一则绯闻。
  Nà wèi yǎnyuán chuánchūle yì zé fēiwén.
  That actor was involved in a scandal.

## Characters

- 绯 (fēi): dark red; purple silk
- [闻](https://hanziro.com/word/wen-hear/) (wén): to hear; news

https://hanziro.com/word/fei-wen-romantic-scandal/

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