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口臭 (kǒu chòu): Bad breath (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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口臭 consists of 2 characters.

口 • kǒu • mouth; [measure word for family members] • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

kǒu口

mouth; [measure word for family members]

臭 • chòu • smelly; stinking • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

chòu臭

smelly; stinking

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Pinyinkǒu chòu

Meaningbad breath

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 口臭

Tā他

zǎo早

shàng上

qǐ起

lái来

yǒu有

kǒu口

chòu臭

。

He has bad breath when he wakes up in the morning.

Shuā刷

yá牙

kě可

yǐ以

yù预

fáng防

kǒu口

chòu臭

。

Yī医

shēng生

jiàn建

yì议

tā他

yòng用

shù漱

kǒu口

shuǐ水

lái

Brushing teeth can prevent bad breath.

来

gǎi改

shàn善

kǒu口

chòu臭

wèn问

tí题

。

The doctor advised him to use mouthwash to improve the bad breath problem.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 口臭.

Words with 口

门口mén kǒudoorway
路口lù kǒucrossing
入口rù kǒuentrance [to a building]
口语kǒu yǔcolloquial speech
十字路口shí zì lù kǒucrossroads
人口rén kǒupopulation
借口jiè kǒuuse as an excuse; on the pretext of
出口chū kǒuexit [from a building]

Words with 臭

发臭fā chòuto stink, to become smelly
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