Definition
脏 (zāng) is the everyday, general word for 'dirty' used in speech and writing for people, objects, and places. 污秽 (wū huì) is much stronger and formal/literary, often for moral filth or extreme dirt; 混浊 (hùn zhuó) is only for liquids or air being murky or turbid.
adjective
dirtyfilthy
Easily confused
- 桩zhuānglook-alike(noun) wooden stake, pile, stump
- 葬zàngsound-aliketo bury (the dead)
Examples
- 脏。Tā de yīfu hěn zāng.His clothes are very dirty.
- ，脏。Zài wàimiàn wán yǐhòu, háizi de shǒu hěn zāng.After playing outside, the child's hands are dirty.
- 脏。Wǒ bù xǐhuān zāng de dìfang.I don't like dirty places.
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