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丑闻

chǒu wén

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 醜聞

丑闻 (chǒu wén) means "scandal". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 丑闻 means

1. scandal

The characters in 丑闻

• 丑chǒuclown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year…
• 闻wénto hear; news; well-known

Example sentences

• 真是个丑闻！
  What a scandal!
• 这是一件全国性的丑闻。
  Zhè shì yī jiàn quánguóxìng de chǒuwén.
  It was a national scandal.
• 他承认自己与这宗丑闻有牵连。
  Tā chéngrèn zìjǐ yǔ zhè zōng chǒuwén yǒu qiānlián.
  He admits being involved in the scandal.
• 丑闻让他付出了失去声誉的代价。
  Chǒuwén ràng tā fùchū le shīqù shēngyù de dàijià.
  That scandal cost him his reputation.
• 这则丑闻很有可能会断送您的选举。
  This scandal will likely ruin your chances of being elected.
• 事实上，她和这个丑闻没有任何关系。
  Shìshíshàng, tā hé zhège chǒuwén méiyǒu rènhé guānxi.
  In point of fact, she had nothing to do with the scandal.

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