# 沟 (gōu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 沟 (gōu) means “ditch; trench; ravine”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: ditch; trench; ravine
- Pinyin: gōu (gou1)
- Traditional: 溝
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 道

## Examples

- 工人在路边挖了一条小沟。
  Gōngrén zài lùbiān wāle yì tiáo xiǎo gōu.
  Workers dug a small ditch by the road.

https://hanziro.com/word/gou-ditch/

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