壕沟 (háo gōu) — trench (military); ditch, gully | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

trench (military)ditchgully

Measure word · 条

Examples

壕沟。
Shì bīng men duǒ zài háo gōu lǐ fáng zhǐ bèi zǐ dàn jī zhòng.
The soldiers hid in the trench to avoid being hit by bullets.
，壕沟。
Dà yǔ guò hòu, lù biān de háo gōu lǐ jī mǎn le shuǐ.
After the heavy rain, the ditch by the road was full of water.
壕沟。
Tā men wā le yì tiáo háo gōu yòng lái guàn gài nóng tián.
They dug a ditch to irrigate the farmland.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

壕 and 沟 both refer to a ditch, so together they name a trench.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土豪壕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth; dirt

Sound part声符shēngfú

豪

豪háo壕háo

Same sound today

壕 is built from 土 (earth; dirt) plus 豪, which gives the sound háo.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 溝; 沟 is its simplified writing.

氵冓溝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

冓

冓gòu溝gōu

Same sound today

The traditional form 溝 pairs 氵 (water) with 冓 for the sound; the simplified 沟 is a later shorthand, so its right side is not the historical part.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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