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发臭 (fā chòu): To stink (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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发臭 consists of 2 characters.

发 • fā • to send (an email) • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

fā发

to send (an email)

臭 • chòu • smelly; stinking • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

chòu臭

smelly; stinking

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Pinyinfā chòu

Meaningto stink, to become smelly

Characters2

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Example Sentences with 发臭

lā垃

jī圾

fàng放

jiǔ久

le了

huì会

fā发

chòu臭

。

Garbage will stink if left too long.

zhè这

tiáo条

hé河

yīn因

wèi为

wū污

rǎn染

ér而

fā发

chòu

bīng冰

xiāng箱

lǐ里

de的

ròu肉

yǐ已

jīng经

fā发

chòu臭

臭

le了

。

This river has become smelly due to pollution.

le

了

，

bì必

xū须

rēng扔

diào掉

。

The meat in the fridge has already stunk; it must be thrown away.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 发臭.

Words with 发

发烧fā shāofever; have a fever
发现fā xiàndiscover
头发tóu fahair
出发chū fāset off; depart
发出fā chūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
发展fā zhǎndevelop
发生fā shēnghappen
发送fā sòngto transmit

Words with 臭

口臭kǒu chòubad breath
很臭hěn chòuvery smelly
恶臭è chòustench; foul smell
臭味chòu wèibad smell
臭气

chòu qì

stink; foul smell

臭虫chòu chóngbedbug; stink bug

臭氧层chòu yǎng céngozone layer

臭烘烘chòu hōng hōngstinking, foul-smelling