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沟

gōu · gou

Traditional 溝

HSK 5Measure word: 道 dào

Meaning

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  1. ditch
  2. gutter
  3. groove
  4. gully
  5. ravine
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The ditch on the path

  1. Dengdeng

    小心(xiǎoxīn)！前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)一条(yītiáo)沟(gōu)。

    Careful! There is a ditch ahead.

  2. Liangliang

    这条(zhètiáo)沟(gōu)不(bù)宽(kuān)，我们(wǒmen)跳(tiào)过去(guòqù)吧(ba)。

    This ditch is not wide. Let's jump across.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)沟(gōu)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)水(shuǐ)，鞋(xié)会(huì)湿(shī)的(de)。

    But there is water in the ditch. Our shoes will get wet.

  4. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，沟(gōu)上面(shàngmiàn)有(yǒu)一座(yīzuò)小桥(xiǎoqiáo)！

    Look, there is a little bridge over the ditch!

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)还(hái)想(xiǎng)跳过去(tiàoguòqù)呢(ne)！

    Great! And you wanted to jump across just now!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

工(gōng)人(rén)正(zhèng)在(zài)路(lù)边(biān)挖(wā)一(yì)条(tiáo)排(pái)水(shuǐ)沟(gōu)。

Workers are digging a drainage ditch by the roadside.

02

雨(yǔ)水(shuǐ)顺(shùn)着(zhe)沟(gōu)流(liú)进(jìn)了(le)田(tián)里(lǐ)。

The rainwater flowed along the ditch into the field.

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