| chòu | stench/stink/smelly/to smell (bad) |
| xiù | sense of smell/smell bad |
| 臭 | stench stink smelly |
| 臭不可闻 | unbearable stink fig. notorious |
| 臭乎乎 | simewhat smelly; a bit off |
| 臭事 | a scandal |
| 臭名 | reclame |
| 臭名昭著 | notorious infamous egregious (bandits) |
| 臭名远扬 | stinking reputation notorious far and wide |
| 臭味 | stink fumes |
| 臭味儿 | A strong, offensive odor. |
| 臭味相投 | to share vile habits partners in notoriety birds of a feather |
| 臭大姐 | popular name for a kind of stinkbug |
| 臭子儿 | dead bullet (one that does not fire) a bad move (in a game of chess) |
| 臭屁 | smelly fart arrogant |
| 臭弹 | dead bomb (i.e. not exploding on impact) |
| 臭打 | a sound thrashing or beating |
| 臭架子 | stinking pretension to give oneself airs and offend others hateful arrogance |
| 臭桩 | [Botany] an ailanthus; a tree of heaven |
| 臭棋 | a blunder (in chess) |
| 臭椿 | tree of heaven; heaven tree |
| 臭樟脑 | [Chemistry] naphthalene |