搞臭

gǎochòu

verb #26,023

Meanings

1 to discredit
2 to ruin someone's reputation
3 to tarnish

Characters

to do; to mess around with; to create

stinking; foul; to stink

Examples

他们故意散布谣言，想搞臭对手的名声。

Tāmen gùyì sànbù yáoyán, xiǎng gǎochòu duìshǒu de míngshēng.

They deliberately spread rumors to discredit the opponent's reputation.

这件丑闻把公司的品牌搞臭了。

Zhè jiàn chǒuwén bǎ gōngsī de pǐnpái gǎochòu le.

This scandal tarnished the company's brand.

Tips

memory

搞 (to mess with) + 臭 (stinking/foul) = to make something stink — figuratively to ruin someone's reputation. Colloquial and vivid.

Stroke Order

搞 gǎo

臭 chòu