raw meat or fish (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
腥 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
姓 xìng - surname (v.) | HSK 2
行 xíng - OK (v./adj.) | HSK 4
醒 xǐng - wake; awake (v.) | HSK 4
Examples
这股腥味很难闻。 Zhè gǔ xīng wèi hěn nánwén. - This fishy smell is unpleasant.
战场上弥漫着血腥的气味。 Zhànchǎng shàng mí màn zhe xuè xīng de qìwèi. - The battlefield is filled with the smell of blood.
这种药有一股刺鼻的腥味。 Zhè zhǒng yào yǒu yī gǔ cì bí de xīng wèi. - This medicine has a pungent odor.
她对腥味很敏感。 Tā duì xīng wèi hěn mǐngǎn. - She is very sensitive to smells.
鲜鱼肉有一种自然的腥味。 Xiān yú ròu yǒu yī zhǒng zìrán de xīng wèi. - Fresh fish has a natural fishy smell.