垢 (gòu) — (bound form) dirt, filth; (bound form) disgrace, humiliation

Definition

Examples

• 清洗空调时需要清除内部的污垢。
  Qīng xǐ kōng tiáo shí xū yào qīng chú nèi bù de wū gòu.
  When cleaning the air conditioner, you need to remove the dirt inside.
• 他经历了含垢忍辱的日子，终于得以翻身。
  Tā jīng lì le hán gòu rěn rǔ de rì zi, zhōng yú dé yǐ fān shēn.
  He went through days of enduring humiliation, and finally managed to turn things around.
• 房间长期没人住，到处是尘垢和蛛网。
  Fáng jiān cháng qī méi rén zhù, dào chù shì chén gòu hé zhū wǎng.
  The room had been unoccupied for a long time, filled with dust and cobwebs.