# 腥 (xīng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 腥 (xīng) means “fishy (smell)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: fishy (smell)
- Pinyin: xīng (xing1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这条鱼没洗干净，有点儿腥。
  Zhè tiáo yú méi xǐ gānjìng, yǒudiǎnr xīng.
  This fish wasn't washed clean; it's a bit fishy.

https://hanziro.com/word/xing-fishy/

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