HSK C5/V5
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沟

/ gōu / 
Strokes

Definition

ditch/gutter/groove/gully/ravine

Example

As a Noun
ditch; channel; trench
1
Wā
挖
gōu
沟
páishuǐ
排水

dig trenches to drain the water away

2
Tiángōu
填沟

fill up a ditch

3
Yīdào
一道
  
/
tiáo
条
gōu
沟

a ditch

As a Noun
gully; ravine
4
Luàn
乱
shígōu
石沟

boulder-strewn gully

As a Noun
furrow; groove; rut
5
Qìchē
汽车
cóng
从
shāmò
沙漠
shàng
上
kāi
开
guò
过
  
,
liúxià
留下
liǎng
两
dào
道
gōu
沟
  
。

The truck furrowed the sand as it crossed the desert.

6
Kāi
开
gōu
沟
bōzhǒng
播种

make furrows for sowing