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谷 gǔ

valley, gorge, ravine

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Traditional
穀
Type
Ideograph
Made of 八人口 ⿱八⿱人口

Memory hint: Water flowing 人 from a spring 口 through a valley 八

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  1. 这个峡谷风景非常壮观。
    Zhège xiágǔ fēngjǐng fēicháng zhuàngguān.
    This canyon's scenery is spectacular.
    this (measure) canyon scenery very magnificent
  2. 你去过那个大峡谷吗？
    Nǐ qùguo nàge dà xiágǔ ma?
    Have you been to that big canyon?
    you go-experience that (measure) big canyon (question)
  3. 我们去峡谷探险吧。
    Wǒmen qù xiágǔ tànxiǎn ba.
    Let's go explore the canyon.
    we go canyon explore (suggestion)
  4. 那条峡谷并不容易到达。
    Nà tiáo xiágǔ bìng bù róngyì dàodá.
    That canyon isn't easy to reach at all.
    that (measure) canyon not (particle) not easy reach
  5. 在这片山谷里，种满了稻谷。
    Zài zhè piàn shāngǔ lǐ, zhòngmǎnle dàogǔ.
    In this mountain valley, rice has been planted everywhere.
    at this (measure) mountain-valley inside, plant-full (particle) rice-grain

Words with 谷 (2)