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槽

cáo · cao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. trough
  2. manger
  3. groove
  4. channel
  5. (Tw) (computing) hard drive

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)两(liǎng)天(tiān)我(wǒ)没(méi)时(shí)间(jiān)洗(xǐ)碗(wǎn)，现(xiàn)在(zài)厨(chú)房(fáng)的(de)洗(xǐ)碗(wǎn)槽(cáo)里(lǐ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)堆(duī)满(mǎn)了(le)碗(wǎn)碗(wǎn)碟(dié)碟(dié)。

I haven't had time to do the dishes for two days; they are in a pile in the kitchen sink.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

工(gōng)人(rén)把(bǎ)水(shuǐ)泥(ní)倒(dào)进(jìn)地(dì)上(shàng)的(de)槽(cáo)里(lǐ)，准(zhǔn)备(bèi)铺(pū)平(píng)。

The workers poured cement into the groove in the ground, preparing to smooth it out.

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