沟 (gōu) means Ditch (gutter). Below are 6 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
遇到问题要好好 沟 通。
Yùdào wèntí yào hǎohǎo gōutōng.
When problems arise you should communicate properly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 沟通
他们之间 沟 通得不够。
Tāmen zhījiān gōutōng de bú gòu.
There is not enough communication between them.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 沟通
他一步跨过了小水 沟 。
Tā yí bù kuà guò le xiǎo shuǐgōu.
He stepped across the little ditch in one stride.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 跨
开明的态度有利于 沟 通。
Kāimíng de tàidù yǒulì yú gōutōng.
An enlightened attitude helps communication.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 开明
他轻轻一跳跃就过了那道 沟 。
Tā qīngqīng yí tiàoyuè jiù guò le nà dào gōu.
With one light leap he cleared the ditch.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 跳跃
存在分歧并不可怕，可怕的是不 沟 通。
Cúnzài fēnqí bìng bù kěpà, kěpà de shì bù gōutōng.
Differences are not the problem; not communicating is.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 分歧
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Words that contain 沟
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Questions about 沟
How is 沟 used in a sentence?
This page shows 6 sentences using 沟 (gōu, "Ditch (gutter)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 沟 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 沟 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 沟?
The dictionary page for 沟 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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