山沟 (shān gōu) — (noun) gully or ravine in the mountains; (noun) remote mountain area (often implying poverty or isolation)

Definition

Examples

• 这个山村在一个深山沟里。
  Zhè ge shān cūn zài yí gè shēn shān gōu lǐ.
  This mountain village is in a deep ravine.
• 她从小在山沟里长大，后来去了大城市。
  Tā cóng xiǎo zài shān gōu lǐ zhǎng dà, hòu lái qù le dà chéng shì.
  She grew up in a remote mountain area and later went to a big city.
• 那条山沟两边长满了树木。
  Nà tiáo shān gōu liǎng biān zhǎng mǎn le shù mù.
  That gully is lined with trees on both sides.