垢
gòu
Pinyin

Definition

垢
 - 
gòu
  1. dirt
  2. disgrace

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

污垢
wū gòu
  1. 1 filth
水垢
shuǐ gòu
  1. 1 limescale
油垢
yóu gòu
  1. 1 covered in grease
泥垢
ní gòu
  1. 1 dirt
  2. 2 grime
牙垢
yá gòu
  1. 1 dental plaque
  2. 2 tartar

Idioms (6)

含垢忍辱
hán gòu rěn rǔ
  1. 1 to bear shame and humiliation (idiom)
忍垢偷生
rěn gòu tōu shēng
  1. 1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
澡垢索疵
zǎo gòu suǒ cī
  1. 1 to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
  2. 2 to nitpick
蓬首垢面
péng shǒu gòu miàn
  1. 1 lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face
  2. 2 of unkempt appearance (idiom)
藏垢纳污
cáng gòu nà wū
  1. 1 to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
  2. 2 aiding and abetting wicked deeds

Sample Sentences

这个醋啊，还是我们生活中的小帮手。它能用来消毒。在流感季节，关闭房间门窗，把醋用小锅加热蒸发，能杀灭空气中的病菌。用醋来擦拭金属器皿，能够光亮如新。暖水瓶里的水垢也可以用醋来清除。
zhège cù a ，hái shì wǒmen shēnghuó zhōng de xiǎo bāngshou 。tā néng yònglái xiāodú 。zài liúgǎnjìjié ，guānbì fángjiān ménchuāng ，bǎ cù yòng xiǎoguō jiārè zhēngfā ，néng shāmiè kōngqì zhōng de bìngjūn 。yòng cù lái cāshì jīnshǔ qìmǐn ，nénggòu guāngliàng rúxīn 。nuǎnshuǐpíng lǐ de shuǐgòu yě kěyǐ yòng cù lái qīngchú 。
Let me see...vinegar is really a great little helper. It can disinfect things. During flu season, when your doors and windows are shut, use a little pot to evaporate some vinegar and you'll be able to kill off the bacteria in the air. You can wipe off metallic things with vinegar, and they'll sparkle like new. You can also use vinegar to clean out your thermos.
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