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Chinese Vocabulary

臭

smelly

臭
chòu4th tone
Pinyin
chòu
Strokes
10
In episodes
1

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臭 is written with 10 strokes. The animation replays automatically.

Usage

口臭 = bad breath.

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臭 appears in 1 Fluentide podcast episode at natural native speed. Each sentence plays at the easiest difficulty it exists in — switch it to hear the same moment at your level, with full pinyin and English throughout.

口里有这些细菌,口会很臭。

With these bacteria in your mouth, your mouth will smell bad.

Tongue Scrapers Beat Toothbrushes at Fighting Bad Breath — and Your Tongue's Bacteria May Help Lower Your Blood Pressure

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