臭
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)
Other readings: xiù — sense of smell; smell bad
Stroke order
Examples
- 冰箱里的食物坏了，闻起来很臭。The food in the fridge has gone bad and smells terrible.
Characters
臭
stench; smelly