绯闻

緋聞

fēiwén

noun HSK 7 #8,794

Measure Word

一条绯闻 tiáo

Meanings

1 scandal (romantic)
2 gossip about a love affair

Characters

scarlet; crimson

Examples

那个明星最近传出了绯闻。

Nàge míngxīng zuìjìn chuánchū le fēiwén.

That celebrity recently had a romantic scandal come out.

他否认了所有绯闻。

Tā fǒurèn le suǒyǒu fēiwén.

He denied all the romantic rumors.

Tips

memory

绯 means 'scarlet/crimson' — think of a red-hot romance scandal. 闻 means 'news.' So 绯闻 is literally 'scarlet news.'

Stroke Order

绯 fēi

闻 wén