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沟
gōu
ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
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氵 (water) provides meaning, 勾 provides pronunciation
HSK 5
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Words Using 沟 (54)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
沟通
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gōutōng
to join / to connect / to link up / to communicate
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gōutōng
沟通
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HSK 5
to join / to connect / to link up / to communicate
沟
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gōu
ditch / gutter / groove / gully / ravine / CL:[[道<dào>]]
gōu
沟
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ditch / gutter / groove / gully / ravine / CL:[[道<dào>]]
鸿沟
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hónggōu
wide gap / gulf / chasm / lit. name of old canal in Henan that formed the border between enemies Chu [[楚]] and Han [[漢|汉]]
hónggōu
鸿沟
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wide gap / gulf / chasm / lit. name of old canal in Henan that formed the border between enemies Chu [[楚]] and Han [[漢|汉]]
甲沟炎
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jiǎgōuyán
paronychia (medicine)
jiǎgōuyán
甲沟炎
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paronychia (medicine)
卢沟桥
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LúgōuQiáo
Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of the incident of 7th July 1937 that sparked WW2 between Japan and China
LúgōuQiáo
卢沟桥
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Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of the incident of 7th July 1937 that sparked WW2 between Japan and China
卢沟桥事变
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LúgōuQiáoShìbiàn
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<KàngRìZhànzhēng>]]
LúgōuQiáoShìbiàn
卢沟桥事变
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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<KàngRìZhànzhēng>]]
门头沟
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Méntóugōu
Mentougou district of Beijing municipality
Méntóugōu
门头沟
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Mentougou district of Beijing municipality
门头沟区
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Méntóugōuqū
Mentougou district of Beijing
Méntóugōuqū
门头沟区
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Mentougou district of Beijing
九寨沟县
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Jiǔzhàigōuxiàn
Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
Jiǔzhàigōuxiàn
九寨沟县
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Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
乳沟
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rǔgōu
cleavage (hollow between a woman's breasts)
rǔgōu
乳沟
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cleavage (hollow between a woman's breasts)