壕沟 (háo gōu) — trench (military); ditch, gully

Definition

Examples

• 士兵们躲在壕沟里防止被子弹击中。
  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.
• 大雨过后，路边的壕沟里积满了水。
  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.
• 他们挖了一条壕沟用来灌溉农田。
  Tā men wā le yì tiáo háo gōu yòng lái guàn gài nóng tián.
  They dug a ditch to irrigate the farmland.