chòu

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Definitions

  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)

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Words Containing 臭

三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

三个臭皮匠,合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān

lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)

口臭
kǒu chòu

bad breath

嗳气腐臭
ǎi qì fǔ chòu

putrid belching (medical term)

如蝇逐臭
rú yíng zhú chòu

like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful

恶臭
è chòu

stink

捧臭脚
pěng chòu jiǎo

to hug stinky feet

汗臭
hàn chòu

body odor

浊臭熏天
zhuó chòu xūn tiān

stinks to high heaven

狐臭
hú chòu

body odor

发臭
fā chòu

smelly

腋臭
yè chòu

body odor

腐臭
fǔ chòu

rotten (smell)

臭不可闻
chòu bù kě wén

to stink to high heaven

臭名昭彰
chòu míng zhāo zhāng

notorious for his misdeeds (idiom)

臭名昭著
chòu míng zhāo zhù

notorious

臭名远扬
chòu míng yuǎn yáng

stinking reputation

臭味
chòu wèi

bad smell; foul odor

臭味相投
chòu wèi xiāng tóu

to share vile habits

臭屁
chòu pì

(coll.) self-important

臭屁虫
chòu pì chóng

stinkbug

臭弹
chòu dàn

dead bomb (i.e. not exploding on impact)

臭架子
chòu jià zi

stinking pretension

臭棋
chòu qí

blunder (in chess)

臭气
chòu qì

stench

臭气冲天
chòu qì chōng tiān

to stink to high heaven (idiom)

臭气熏天
chòu qì xūn tiān

overwhelming stench (idiom)

臭氧
chòu yǎng

ozone (O₃)

臭氧层
chòu yǎng céng

ozone layer

臭烘烘
chòu hōng hōng

stinking

臭熏熏
chòu xūn xūn

stinking

臭皮囊
chòu pí náng

this mortal flesh

臭粉
chòu fěn

baking ammonia (ammonium bicarbonate)

臭骂
chòu mà

tongue-lashing

臭美
chòu měi

to show off one's good looks shamelessly

臭老九
chòu lǎo jiǔ

stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolution)

臭脸
chòu liǎn

sour face

臭臭锅
chòu chòu guō

hot pot containing stinky tofu and other ingredients (Taiwanese dish)

臭虫
chòu chóng

bedbug (Cimex lectularius)

臭豆腐
chòu dòu fu

stinky tofu

臭货
chòu huò

low-quality goods

臭迹
chòu jì

scent (smell of person or animal used for tracking)

臭钱
chòu qián

dirty money

臭鼬
chòu yòu

skunk

遗臭万年
yí chòu wàn nián

to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

铜臭味
tóng xiù wèi

profit-before-all-else mindset

除臭
chú chòu

to deodorize

除臭剂
chú chòu jì

deodorant

馊臭
sōu chòu

reeking

体臭
tǐ chòu

(unpleasant) body odor