沟

gōu · gou

Traditional 溝

Meaning

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  1. ditch
  2. gutter
  3. groove
  4. gully
  5. ravine
  6. CL:道 (dào)

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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