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

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Character Breakdown

堑沟 consists of 2 characters.

moat, trench, pit, cavity

ditch, trench, groove

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Pinyinqiàng ōu

Meaningditch; trench

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Word堑沟

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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.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 堑沟.

Words with 堑

堑壕qiànháo
壕堑háoqiàn
天堑tiānqiàn
吃一堑，长一智chī yī qiàn, zhǎng yī zhì

Words with 沟

沟通gōu tōngHSK 5
壕沟háogōu
畦沟qígōu
鸿沟hóng gōu