Chinese Word: 脏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

脏 (Trad.: 臟, 髒)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Antonyms: 净

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 肉

Pictophonetic:庄 indicates the sound; ⺼ (flesh) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- ⺼ meat, flesh; organic compound
- 庄 [ zhuāng ] village, hamlet; villa, manor

Similar Characters: 旷胂肶

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Pinyin: zāng

English Definition:dirty; filthy

Chinese Definition:
①玷污，不干净或不纯洁。［合］脏衣服；脏地毯。
②(指语言）不文明，骂人。［例］责备这个孩子说脏话。

Example Words:

肮脏	āng zāng	dirty; filthy
脏病	zāng bìng	(coll.) venereal disease
脏话	zāng huà	profanity; obscene language; speaking rudely
脏乱HSK 4	zāng luàn	dirty and disordered; in a mess
脏水HSK 4	zāng shuǐ	dirty water; sewage

Pinyin: zàng

English Definition:viscera; (anatomy) organ

Chinese Definition:
①用本义。
②“脏的本字是藏。脏是“藏”的后起分别字。［合］脏躁症(中医病名。主要症为神躁不宁，哭笑无常)；脏象(指人体脏腑正常机能及发生病态变化时反映于外的征象)；内脏；五脏六腑。
③另见zāng。

Example Words:

1		zhè ge 这个 dì fang 地方 tài 太 zāng 脏 le 了。 This place is too dirty.
2		mā mā shuō 妈妈说， bú duì 不对 rén 人 shuō 说 zāng huà 脏话。 Mom said not to use bad language when talking to people.
3		nǐ 你 bié 别 nòng zāng 弄脏 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 xīn 新 qún zi 裙子。 Don't get my new dress dirty.
4		xīn zàng bìng 心脏病 shì 是 yì zhǒng 一种 cháng jiàn 常见 de 的 jí bìng 疾病。 Heart disease is a common illness.
5		tā 他 de 的 fù qīn 父亲 yīn 因 xīn zàng bìng 心脏病 qù shì 去世 le 了。 His father died of a heart disease.

1		zhè ge 这个 dì fang 地方 tài 太 zāng 脏 le 了。 This place is too dirty.
2		mā mā shuō 妈妈说， bú duì 不对 rén 人 shuō 说 zāng huà 脏话。 Mom said not to use bad language when talking to people.
3		nǐ 你 bié 别 nòng zāng 弄脏 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 xīn 新 qún zi 裙子。 Don't get my new dress dirty.
4		xīn zàng bìng 心脏病 shì 是 yì zhǒng 一种 cháng jiàn 常见 de 的 jí bìng 疾病。 Heart disease is a common illness.
5		tā 他 de 的 fù qīn 父亲 yīn 因 xīn zàng bìng 心脏病 qù shì 去世 le 了。 His father died of a heart disease.