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污垢

wū gòu

2-character word

What 污垢 means

1. dirt; filth; grime

Other readings

污垢 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• wū gòuvariant of {污垢|wū gòu}

The characters in 污垢

• 污wūdirty; filthy; foul
• 垢gòudirt; disgrace

Example sentences

• 汤姆喜欢在污垢里玩。
  Tāngmǔ xǐhuan zài wūgòu lǐ wán.
  Tom likes to play in the dirt.
• Tom洗去盘子上的污垢。
  Tom is washing the dirt off the plates.
• 他们不只是洗去汗水、污垢和镇日的操劳，同时也沉浸在闲话家常日常生活当中。
  Tāmen bù zhǐshì xǐ qù hànshuǐ, wū gòu hé zhènrì de cāoláo, tóngshí yě chénjìn zài xiánhuà jiācháng rìcháng shēnghuó dāngzhōng.
  They not only washed off the sweat, dirt and cares of the day in the hot water, but also enjoyed gossiping about everyday affairs.
• 苍蝇在镜子上游走，并不在乎脚尖栖息和奔跑映出的倒影；相反，它在光滑的表面上看到许多令它感兴趣的小东西，而我们却把这些东西当成是灰尘和污垢。
  The fly running on the mirror doesn't worry about its reflection on the points of its legs from which it sits and runs; but on the contrary, it sees on the smooth surface a quantity of very small things which interest it and which we confuse with dust and grime.