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gōu
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 沟

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]

沟谷
gōu gǔ

gully

渠沟
qú gōu

trench

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]

沟道
gōu dào

groove

九寨沟风景名胜区
jiǔ zhài gōu fēng jǐng míng shèng qū

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan

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

山沟
shān gōu

valley

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

地沟油
dì gōu yóu

illegally recycled waste cooking oil

沟通
gōu tōng

to join; to connect; to link up

阴沟里翻船
yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán

to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)

脑沟
nǎo gōu

sulcus (neuroanatomy)

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

山沟沟
shān gōu gōu

(coll.) remote valley; backwoods

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

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

沟渠
gōu qú

channel

冰沟
bīng gōu

crevasse

鼻唇沟
bí chún gōu

smile lines

扶沟县
fú gōu xiàn

Fugou county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan

渗沟
shèn gōu

sewer

壕沟
háo gōu

trench

大海沟
dà hǎi gōu

marine trench

马利亚纳海沟
mǎ lì yà nà hǎi gōu

Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)

海沟
hǎi gōu

marine trench

壑沟
hè gōu

ditch

板沟
bǎn gōu

chalkboard ledge

股沟
gǔ gōu

buttock cleavage

垄沟
lǒng gōu

furrow (agriculture)

门头沟
mén tóu gōu

Mentougou district of Beijing municipality

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

洗沟
xǐ gōu

to roll a ball into the gutter (ten-pin bowling)

乳沟
rǔ gōu

cleavage (hollow between a woman's breasts)

水沟
shuǐ gōu

gutter

门头沟区
mén tóu gōu qū

Mentougou district of Beijing

九寨沟县
jiǔ zhài gōu xiàn

Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan

代沟
dài gōu

generation gap

V沟
ü gōu

low neckline that reveals the cleavage

沟涧
gōu jiàn

gully

马里亚纳海沟
mǎ lǐ yà nà hǎi gōu

Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)

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]

外侧沟
wài cè gōu

lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (neuroanatomy)

沟槽
gōu cáo

groove

河沟
hé gōu

brook

口语沟通
kǒu yǔ gōu tōng

oral communication (psychology)

鸿沟
hóng gōu

(fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap

排水沟
pái shuǐ gōu

gutter

天沟
tiān gōu

(rainwater) gutter

九寨沟
jiǔ zhài gōu

Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan

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]

腹股沟
fù gǔ gōu

groin (anatomy)

扶沟
fú gōu

Fugou county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan

甲沟炎
jiǎ gōu yán

paronychia (medicine)

犁沟
lí gōu

furrow

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

沟壑
gōu hè

gorge

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]