Word

丑闻 (chǒu wén) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 丑闻

名 míng noun

scandal

这个政治丑闻震惊了全国。

zhè ge zhèng zhì chǒu wén zhèn jīng le quán guó

This political scandal shocked the whole nation.

Word breakdown

丑 chǒu — shameful, disgraceful, ugly

1 丑恶 chǒu è — ugly and evil HSK 7
- 丑 ugly, hideous
- 恶 evil, wicked
Example

社会上的丑恶现象应该被揭露。

shè huì shàng de chǒu è xiàn xiàng yīng gāi bèi jiē lù

Ugly and evil phenomena in society should be exposed.
2 丑陋 chǒu lòu — ugly HSK 7
- 丑 ugly, unsightly
- 陋 crude, shabby, inferior
Example

这座建筑虽然丑陋，但很实用。

zhè zuò jiàn zhù suī rán chǒu lòu dàn hěn shí yòng

Although this building is ugly, it is very practical.
3 出丑 chū chǒu — to make a fool of oneself HSK 7
- 出 to come out, to expose, to reveal publicly
- 丑 shameful, disgraceful, embarrassing
Example

我不想在大家面前出丑。

wǒ bù xiǎng zài dà jiā miàn qián chū chǒu

I don't want to make a fool of myself in front of everyone.
4 小丑 xiǎo chǒu — clown HSK 7
- 小 small; minor (forms compound with 丑 to mean 'clown')
- 丑 clown role (from traditional Chinese opera); ugly; comedic character
Example

马戏团的小丑表演很有趣。

mǎ xì tuán de xiǎo chǒu biǎo yǎn hěn yǒu qù

The circus clown's performance is very interesting.

闻 wén — news, report, information

Structure & writing

1 丑 chǒu — the second of the twelve Earthly Branches

丑 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 4

羞 xiū feel embarrassed; be bashful; shy

HSK 6

扭 niǔ to turn from one direction to another

HSK 7

纽 niǔ handle or loop on an object for lifting or hanging 钮 niǔ same as "纽"

丑 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 闻 wén — to hear

闻 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 门 mén — door; gate; entrance of a building, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or courtyard, also the barrier installed at such an entrance that can be opened and closed

门 is a component in 21 characters

HSK 1

们 men suffix added to pronouns or nouns referring to people to indicate plural 问 wèn to ask a question about something unknown or unclear 间 jiān between; the space where two periods of time or things meet

HSK 3

闻 wén to hear

HSK 4

闹 nào noisy; tumultuous (opposite of 'quiet') 阅 yuè to read; to look over

HSK 5

润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 闭 bì to close; to shut 闲 xián free; unoccupied; idle (opposite of 'busy')

HSK 6

闪 shǎn to dodge aside quickly 闯 chuǎng to rush forward boldly; to charge 阔 kuò wide; broad; vast in area

HSK 7