臭名昭著 meaning in English

chòumíngzhāozhù

notorious; infamous

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Meaning of 臭名昭著

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chòumíngzhāozhù
  1. notorious
  2. infamous
  3. egregious (bandits)

臭名昭著 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè个ge路lù口kǒu因yīn频pín繁fán的de事shì故gù而ér臭chòu名míng昭zhāo著zhù。
This junction is notorious for accidents.

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臭 chòu · stench · 10 strokes

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名 míng · name · 6 strokes

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昭 zhāo · bright · 9 strokes

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著 zhe · to show · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 臭名昭著.

名字míngziname (of a person or thing)
有名yǒumíngfamous; well-known
名单míngdānlist of names
姓名xìngmíngsurname and given name; full name
名称míngchēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)
报名bàomíngto sign up; to enter one's name
排名páimíngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
著名zhùmíngfamous; noted
名人míngrénpersonage; celebrity
名片míngpiàn(business) card
著作zhùzuòto write; literary work
点名diǎnmíngroll call; to mention sb by name

Questions about 臭名昭著

What does 臭名昭著 mean?

臭名昭著 (chòumíngzhāozhù) means "notorious; infamous".

How do you write 臭名昭著?

臭名昭著 is made of 4 characters: 臭 (10 strokes), 名 (6 strokes), 昭 (9 strokes), 著 (11 strokes). That is 36 strokes in total.