(chòu) — smelly, stinky (literal); (figurative) terrible, lousy, terrible (of a skill, idea, reputation)

Définition

Adjective with two faces: literal 'smelly, stinky', and figurative 'terrible, lousy' (skills, ideas). 臭 is more colloquial than 可恶 or 丑恶, which mean truly hateful/evil.

adjective
smellystinky (literal)(figurative) terriblelousyterrible (of a skill, idea, reputation)

Exemples

  • Zhè tiáo yú yǐ jīng chòu le, bù néng chī.
    This fish has gone bad (is smelly) and can't be eaten.
  • Tā xià de qí zhēn chòu, měi cì dōu shū.
    He plays chess terribly; he loses every time.
  • Tā zuì jìn chū de jǐ gè zhǔ yì dōu hěn chòu.
    The ideas he's come up with recently are all terrible.

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