沟

gōu

CL 条 tiáo 道 dào

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. ditch
2. gutter
3. groove
4. gully
5. ravine

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 水沟 shuǐ gōu 水沟 shuǐ gōu gutter 更常用，泛指小的排水沟: gutter
• 壕沟 háo gōu 壕沟 háo gōu trench 较深的沟，用于军事或排水: trench
• 山谷 shān gǔ 山谷 shān gǔ valley 自然形成的沟谷地形: valley

Synonyms

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• 凹槽 āo cáo 凹槽 āo cáo recess 物体表面的沟槽，强调凹陷的形状: recess

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“水”“山”等字组合成词，如“水沟”“山沟”，但一般不单独量词。

Common mistakes

区分“沟”和“构”：后者是构成、结构的意思，读音相同但意义无关。

Example Sentences

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路边的 沟 里积满了雨水。

The ditch by the road was filled with rainwater.

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Words Containing 沟

• 沟通 沟通 gōu tōng: to join; to connect; to link up
• V沟 V沟 ü gōu: gully
• 九寨沟 九寨沟 jiǔ zhài gōu: Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan
• 九寨沟县 九寨沟县 jiǔ zhài gōu xiàn: Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
• 九寨沟风景名胜区 九寨沟风景名胜区 jiǔ zhài gōu fēng jǐng míng shèng qū: Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan
• 代沟 代沟 dài gōu: generation gap
• 冰沟 冰沟 bīng gōu: crevasse
• 口语沟通 口语沟通 kǒu yǔ gōu tōng: oral communication (psychology)
• 地沟油 地沟油 dì gōu yóu: illegally recycled waste cooking oil
• 壑沟 壑沟 hè gōu: ditch
• 壕沟 壕沟 háo gōu: trench
• 垄沟 垄沟 lǒng gōu: furrow (agriculture)
• 外侧沟 外侧沟 wài cè gōu: lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (neuroanatomy)
• 大海沟 大海沟 dà hǎi gōu: marine trench
• 天沟 天沟 tiān gōu: (rainwater) gutter
• 山沟 山沟 shān gōu: valley
• 山沟沟 山沟沟 shān gōu gōu: (coll.) remote valley; backwoods
• 扶沟 扶沟 fú gōu: Fugou county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan
• 扶沟县 扶沟县 fú gōu xiàn: Fugou county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan
• 排水沟 排水沟 pái shuǐ gōu: gutter
• 东沟 东沟 dōng gōu: Donggou town in Liangzihu district 梁子湖區|梁子湖区[liáng zi hú qū] of Ezhou city 鄂州市[è zhōu shì], Hubei
• 东沟镇 东沟镇 dōng gōu zhèn: Donggou town in Liangzihu district 梁子湖區|梁子湖区[liáng zi hú qū] of Ezhou city 鄂州市[è zhōu shì], Hubei
• 板沟 板沟 bǎn gōu: chalkboard ledge
• 柳条沟事件 柳条沟事件 liǔ tiáo gōu shì jiàn: see 柳條湖事件|柳条湖事件[liǔ tiáo hú shì jiàn]
• 水沟 水沟 shuǐ gōu: gutter
• 水磨沟 水磨沟 shuǐ mò gōu: Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[wū lǔ mù qí shì], Xinjiang
• 水磨沟区 水磨沟区 shuǐ mò gōu qū: Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[wū lǔ mù qí shì], Xinjiang
• 河沟 河沟 hé gōu: brook
• 洗沟 洗沟 xǐ gōu: to roll a ball into the gutter (ten-pin bowling)
• 海沟 海沟 hǎi gōu: marine trench
• 渠沟 渠沟 qú gōu: trench
• 沟壑 沟壑 gōu hè: gorge
• 沟槽 沟槽 gōu cáo: groove
• 沟渠 沟渠 gōu qú: channel
• 沟涧 沟涧 gōu jiàn: gully
• 沟谷 沟谷 gōu gǔ: gully
• 沟道 沟道 gōu dào: groove
• 渗沟 渗沟 shèn gōu: sewer
• 犁沟 犁沟 lí gōu: furrow
• 甲沟炎 甲沟炎 jiǎ gōu yán: paronychia (medicine)
• 卢沟桥 卢沟桥 lú gōu qiáo: Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
• 卢沟桥事变 卢沟桥事变 lú gōu qiáo shì biàn: Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
• 脑沟 脑沟 nǎo gōu: sulcus (neuroanatomy)
• 腹股沟 腹股沟 fù gǔ gōu: groin (anatomy)
• 芦沟桥 芦沟桥 lú gōu qiáo: Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
• 芦沟桥事变 芦沟桥事变 lú gōu qiáo shì biàn: Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
• 门头沟 门头沟 mén tóu gōu: Mentougou district of Beijing municipality
• 门头沟区 门头沟区 mén tóu gōu qū: Mentougou district of Beijing
• 阴沟里翻船 阴沟里翻船 yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán: to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
• 马利亚纳海沟 马利亚纳海沟 mǎ lì yà nà hǎi gōu: Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)
• 马太沟 马太沟 mǎ tài gōu: Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县[píng luó xiàn], Shizuishan 石嘴山[shí zuǐ shān], Ningxia
• 马太沟镇 马太沟镇 mǎ tài gōu zhèn: Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县[píng luó xiàn], Shizuishan 石嘴山[shí zuǐ shān], Ningxia
• 马里亚纳海沟 马里亚纳海沟 mǎ lǐ yà nà hǎi gōu: Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)
• 鸿沟 鸿沟 hóng gōu: (fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap
• 鼻唇沟 鼻唇沟 bí chún gōu: smile lines
• 龙潭沟 龙潭沟 lóng tán gōu: Longtan Ravine, scenic area in Xixia county 西峽縣|西峡县[xī xiá xiàn], Nanyang 南陽|南阳[nán yáng], Henan