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脏

zàng · zang/zāng · zang

Traditional 臟 / 髒

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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zàng 臟

  1. viscera
  2. (anatomy) organ

zāng 髒

  1. dirty
  2. filthy
  3. to get (sth) dirty
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Dirty shoes

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)白(bái)鞋(xié)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)脏(zāng)？

    Why are your white shoes so dirty?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)踩到(cǎidào)泥(ní)了(le)。

    I just stepped in mud.

  3. Liangliang

    脏(zāng)了(le)就(jiù)洗(xǐ)啊(a)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)刷子(shuāzi)吗(ma)？

    If they are dirty, wash them. Do you have a brush?

  4. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，可是(kěshì)刷子(shuāzi)也(yě)很(hěn)脏(zāng)。

    Yes, but the brush is dirty too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)洗(xǐ)刷子(shuāzi)，再(zài)洗(xǐ)鞋(xié)。

    Then wash the brush first, then the shoes.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)把(bǎ)这(zhè)些(xiē)脏(zāng)盘(pán)子(zi)全(quán)部(bù)洗(xǐ)掉(diào)。

We must wash all these dirty plates.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gonnastop · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)的(de)鞋(xié)太(tài)脏(zāng)了(le)，别(bié)穿(chuān)进(jìn)屋(wū)里(lǐ)。

Your shoes are too dirty; don't wear them into the house.

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