发臭 (fā) — to stink, to give off a bad smell
Definition
A simple verb meaning 'to start stinking / to give off a bad smell', often because food has spoiled or something has rotted. Note that 发 here is NOT the more common 发 'to send / to emit hair'.
verb
to stinkto give off a bad smell
Examples
- 发臭。Lā jī tǒng lǐ de shí wù yǐ jīng kāi shǐ fā le.The food in the trash can has already started to stink.
- ，。Zhè kuài ròu fàng le sān tiān, zǎo jiù fā le chòu.This piece of meat has been sitting for three days; it stank long ago.
- 发臭，。Xià shuǐ dào fā, kuài zhǎo rén xiū yí xià.The sewer stinks — find someone to fix it quickly.
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