沟

Ditch in Chinese: 沟 (gōu)

gōu

ditch

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 溝1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1ditch
  2. 2gutter
  3. 3groove
  4. 4gully
  5. 5ravine

Stroke order

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沟

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄡ

gōu

ㄍ/ gㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

沟

Simplified

溝

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 雨水都流进了路边的水沟里。

    yǔ shuǐ dōu liú jìn le lù biān de shuǐ gōu lǐ。

    The rainwater all flowed into the ditch by the road.

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Related words

沟通

gōu tōng

to join

鼓

gǔ

drum

顾问

gù wèn

adviser

光线

guāng xiàn

light ray

广

guǎng

wide

规划

guī huà

to draw up a plan

鬼

guǐ

disembodied spirit

柜子

guì zi

cupboard

国民

guó mín

nationals

过度

guò dù

excessive

过于

guò yú

too much

咳

hāi

sound of sighing

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