臭
chòu
Pinyin

Definition

臭
 - 
chòu
  1. stench
  2. smelly
  3. to smell (bad)
  4. repulsive
  5. loathsome
  6. terrible
  7. bad
  8. severely
  9. ruthlessly
  10. dud (ammunition)
臭
 - 
xiù
  1. sense of smell
  2. smell bad

Character Decomposition

Compounds (4)

嗅
xiù
  1. 1 to smell
  2. 2 to sniff
  3. 3 to nose
溴
xiù
  1. 1 bromine (chemistry)
糗
Qiǔ
  1. 1 surname Qiu
糗
qiǔ
  1. 1 dry rations (for a journey)
  2. 2 (dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking)
  3. 3 (coll.) embarrassing
  4. 4 embarrassment

Related Words (20)

臭
chòu
  1. 1 stench
  2. 2 smelly
  3. 3 to smell (bad)
  4. 4 repulsive
  5. 5 loathsome
  6. 6 terrible
  7. 7 bad
  8. 8 severely
  9. 9 ruthlessly
  10. 10 dud (ammunition)
口臭
kǒu chòu
  1. 1 bad breath
  2. 2 halitosis
臭味
chòu wèi
  1. 1 bad smell
  2. 2 foul odor
臭味相投
chòu wèi xiāng tóu
  1. 1 to share vile habits
  2. 2 partners in notoriety
  3. 3 birds of a feather
臭屁
chòu pì
  1. 1 (coll.) self-important
  2. 2 puffed up

Idioms (10)

三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān
  1. 1 smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
  2. 2 still wet behind the ears

Sample Sentences

那你一开始问的问题是诳我就对了？臭小子！
nà nǐ yīkāishǐ wèn de wèntí shì kuáng wǒ jiù duì le ？chòu xiǎozi ！
So you were trying to fool me when you asked the first question? You cheeky rascal!
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原来又脏又臭的养猪场变身身美丽牧场，还吸引了不少游客。周边六千多名农民都能从中受惠，平均每人每年能增收一点二一万元。”叶金荣说。
yuánlái yòu zāng yòu chòu de yǎngzhūchǎng biànshēn shēn měilì mùchǎng ，hái xīyǐn le bùshǎo yóukè 。zhōubiān liù qiān duō míng nóngmín dōu néng cóngzhōng shòuhuì ，píngjūn měirén měinián néng zēng shōu yī diǎn èr yī wàn yuán 。”yèjīnróng shuō 。
The once dirty and smelly pig farm had turned into a beautiful pasture and has attracted many tourists. More than 6,000 farmers in the surrounding area can benefit from it, and the average person’s income can increase by 12.1 thousand yuan per year, Ye Jinrong said.
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那你的床一定很臭！
nà nǐ de chuáng yīdìng hěn chòu ！
Then your bed must be very smelly!
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哼，这还差不多，咦？快把臭袜子脱了，一回来就闻到一股臭气，烦死了！
hèng ，zhè hái chàbuduō ，yí ？kuài bǎ chòu wàzi tuō le ，yī huílai jiù wén dào yī gǔ chòuqì ，fánsǐ le ！
Hmph, that's more like it. Uh? Hurry up and take off your socks, as soon as I get back there's a horrid smell, how annoying!
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别烦、别烦，小的这就去脱臭袜子，娘娘息怒。
bié fán 、bié fán ，xiǎode zhè jiù qù tuō chòu wàzi ，niángniang xūnù 。
Don't get annoyed, don't get annoyed, little old me will go and take off my stinky socks, still your anger, my queen.
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烧柴？我拿把柴，烧了这臭女人！
shāo chái ？wǒ ná bǎ chái ，shāo le zhè chòu nǚrén ！
Talking of dogs, that ugly dog of a woman should be put to sleep!
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这真的是蛮可惜的，其实人死了就是死了，这副臭皮囊还能够用来帮助人，不是更有意义吗？
zhè zhēn de shì mán kěxī de ，qíshí rén sǐ le jiùshì sǐ le ，zhè fù chòupínáng hái nénggòu yònglái bāngzhù rén ，búshì gèng yǒuyìyì ma ？
That's such a pity, actually when people die they're just dead, at least the corpse can be used to help others, isn't that meaningful?
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但是这是事实，并不是每个人都像你一样爱狗，大多数的人会觉得这些狗又脏又臭。
dànshì zhè shì shìshí ，bìngbúshì měi ge rén dōu xiàng nǐ yīyàng àigǒu ，dàduōshù de rén huì juéde zhèxiē gǒu yòu zāng yòu chòu 。
But that is reality, not everyone loves dogs as much as you do, the majority of people think that the dogs are dirty and smely.
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臭港妹，还是一样没礼貌，没救了。
chòu gǎngmèi ，háishì yīyàng méi lǐmào ，méi jiù le 。
Bloody Miss Hong Kong! You're still as rude as ever, there's really no saving you.
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我才不要，跟你们这些竞争取向的男性跑步，累死了，跑完还得一身臭汗回家，我们健身中心可是有干净舒服的淋浴间，进去时这样漂漂亮亮，运动完还可以接着去约会。
wǒ cái bù yào ，gēn nǐmen zhèxiē jìngzhēng qǔxiàng de nánxìng pǎobù ，lèi sǐ le ，pǎo wán hái dě yīshēn chòuhàn huíjiā ，wǒmen jiànshēn zhōngxīn kěshì yǒu gānjìng shūfu de línyùjiān ，jìnqù shí zhèyàng piāopiāoliàngliàng ，yùndòng wán hái kěyǐ jiē zhe qù yuēhuì 。
No way, it would be exhausting to run with competitive men and then you have to go home all smelly and sweaty, whereas my gym has nice clean showers, so you can look pretty on the way in and after you exercise you can go on a date straight afterwards.
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