绯闻 meaning in English

fēiwén

sex scandal

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 緋聞20 strokes

Meaning of 绯闻

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fēiwén
  1. sex scandal

Stroke order for each character

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绯 fēi · crimson · 11 strokes

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闻 wén · to hear · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 绯闻.

新闻xīnwénnews
传闻chuánwénrumor
丑闻chǒuwénscandal
闻名wénmíngwell-known; famous
骇人听闻hàiréntīngwénshocking; horrifying
默默无闻mòmò-wúwén(idiom) unknown; unrenowned
耳闻目睹ěrwén-mùdǔto witness personally
孤陋寡闻gūlòu-guǎwénignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded
举世闻名jǔshì-wénmíngworld-famous (idiom)
远近闻名yuǎnjìn-wénmíngto be known far and wide; to be well-known
闻到wéndàoto smell; to sniff sth out
难闻nánwénunpleasant smell; stink

Questions about 绯闻

What does 绯闻 mean?

绯闻 (fēiwén) means "sex scandal" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 绯闻?

绯闻 is made of 2 characters: 绯 (11 strokes), 闻 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 绯闻 an HSK word?

Yes. 绯闻 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 绯闻 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 绯闻 is written 緋聞.