臭名昭著

chòumíng-zhāozhù

idiom #11,498

Meanings

1 notorious
2 infamous

Characters

stinking; smelly

name; reputation

notable; marked

Examples

这个臭名昭著的骗子终于被抓了。

Zhège chòumíngzhāozhù de piànzi zhōngyú bèi zhuā le.

This notorious con artist was finally caught.

那是一个臭名昭著的犯罪集团。

Nà shì yīge chòumíngzhāozhù de fànzuì jítuán.

That was a notorious criminal organization.

Tips

memory

臭名 (stinking reputation) + 昭著 (clearly known) — a bad reputation that is widely and clearly known.

Stroke Order

臭 chòu

名 míng

昭 zhāo

著 zhù