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堑沟 (qiàng ōu): Ditch (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

堑 • qiàng • moat, trench, pit, cavity
qiàng堑

moat, trench, pit, cavity

沟 • ōu • ditch, trench, groove • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
ōu沟

ditch, trench, groove

Word Info

Pinyinqiàng ōu
Meaningditch; trench
Characters2
Syntaxnoun
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Example Sentences with 堑沟

Shì士
bīng兵
men们
zài在
qiàng堑
ōu沟
lǐ里
duǒ躲
bì避
dí敌
rén人
de的
pào炮
huǒ火
。
The soldiers took cover from enemy artillery fire in the trench.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 堑沟.

Words with 堑
  • 堑壕qiànháotrench; ditch
  • 壕堑háoqiàntrench, ditch
  • 天堑tiānqiànnatural moat; natural barrier
  • 吃一堑，长一智chī yī qiàn, zhǎng yī zhìa fall into a pit, a gain in your wit
Words with 沟
  • 沟通gōu tōngto communicate; link up; connect
  • 圳沟zhèngōudrainage ditch
  • 壕沟háogōuditch, trench
  • 水沟shuǐ gōuditch; gutter
沟壑
gōuhè
gully; ravine
  • 沟渎gōudúditch, drain
  • 沟渠gōu qúditch; drain
  • 畦沟qígōuditch between vegetable beds