臭名昭著 chòu míng zhāo zhù

notorious; infamous; egregious (bandits)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. notorious
  2. 2. infamous
  3. 3. egregious (bandits)

Characters

Character Meaning
臭 chòu HSK 5
smelly; to smell (bad); stench
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)
昭 zhāo
bright; clear; manifest
著 zhù HSK 4
aspect particle indicating action in progress