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臭味

chòu wèi · chou wei

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Meaning

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  1. bad smell; foul odor
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Stinky tofu

  1. Liangliang

    这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)一(yī)股(gǔ)臭味(chòuwèi)，你(nǐ)闻(wén)到(dào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    There is a bad smell here. Do you smell it?

  2. Dengdeng

    闻(wén)到(dào)了(le)，是(shì)不是(bùshì)前面(qiánmiàn)的(de)摊子(tānzi)？

    Yes. Is it from the stall over there?

  3. Liangliang

    是(shì)臭豆腐(chòudòufu)！这个(zhège)臭味(chòuwèi)我(wǒ)受(shòu)不(bù)了(liǎo)！

    It is stinky tofu! I cannot stand this smell.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)闻(wén)着(zhe)臭(chòu)，吃(chī)着(zhe)香(xiāng)

    But it smells bad and tastes great.

  5. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？哇(wa)，好吃(hǎochī)！这个(zhège)臭味(chòuwèi)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)不(bù)怕(pà)了(le)！

    Really? Wow, it is good! I am not afraid of this smell now!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)房(fáng)间(jiān)最(zuì)近(jìn)都(dōu)没(méi)打(dǎ)扫(sǎo)过(guò)，有(yǒu)一(yì)股(gǔ)臭(chòu)味(wèi)。

The room hasn't been cleaned recently, so it now has a foul aroma.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

垃(lā)圾(jī)放(fàng)久(jiǔ)了(le)，厨(chú)房(fáng)里(lǐ)全(quán)是(shì)臭(chòu)味(wèi)。

The garbage sat too long, and the kitchen is full of foul odor.

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