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Usage note

这个词用来描述不干净的东西。比如衣服了需要清洗,房间了要打扫。

zàng zhèi gè cí lái sù dé bù gān jìng de dōng xī 。rú kě yī fú zhuāng shang zàng le xū yào qīng xiǎn ,fáng jiān zàng le yào dǎo sǎo 。

The word 脏 is used to describe dirty things. For example, if a piece of clothing is dirty, it needs washing; if a room is dirty, it needs cleaning.

Context note

这个词常用于描述衣物、环境或物体的不干净状态。比如:衣服了,地板了,厨房乱。

zàng zhèi gè cí cháng yòng lái sù dé yī fú 、fánɡ dì 、kānɡ chénɡ de bù gān jìng zhuànɡ tài 。rú kě :yī fú zhuāng shàng zàng le ,dì fɑnɡ zàng le ,kānɡ chénɡ zàng luàn 。

The word 脏 is often used to describe the dirty state of clothes, floors, or objects. For example: a piece of clothing is dirty, the floor is dirty, the kitchen is messy.

5 examples

这件衣服了。
zhè jiàn yī fu zāng le。
This piece of clothing is dirty.
地板很,赶快打扫吧。
dì bǎn hěn zāng, gǎn kuài dǎ sǎo ba。
The floor is very dirty, clean it up quickly.
厨房里很乱。
chú fáng lǐ hěn zāng luàn。
The kitchen is very messy and dirty.
衣服洗干净了,就不了。
yī fu xǐ gān jìng le, jiù bù zāng le。
After washing the clothes, they won't be dirty anymore.
房间打扫干净后就不再了。
fáng jiān dǎ sǎo gān jìng hòu jiù bú zài zāng le。
The room will no longer be dirty after it is cleaned up.

5 mini stories

妈妈说衣服了要洗一洗。
mā ma shuō yī fu zāng le yào xǐ yi xǐ。
Mom said that clothes need to be washed if they are dirty.
爸爸打扫房间,把所有的东西都清理掉了。
bà ba dǎ sǎo fáng jiān, bǎ suǒ yǒu de zāng dōng xī dōu qīng lǐ diào le。
Dad cleaned the room and got rid of all the dirty things.
小明的书包很,他妈妈让他洗干净了。
xiǎo míng de shū bāo hěn zāng, tā mā ma ràng tā xǐ gān jìng le。
Xiaoming's backpack was very dirty, his mom made him wash it.
厨房里的锅子很,需要用热水清洗。
chú fáng lǐ de guō zǐ hěn zāng, xū yào yòng rè shuǐ qīng xǐ。
The pots in the kitchen are very dirty and need to be washed with hot water.
地板上的灰尘很,要用扫帚打扫干净。
dì bǎn shàng de huī chén hěn zāng, yào yòng sào zhou dǎ sǎo gān jìng。
The dust on the floor is very dirty, it needs to be cleaned with a broom.

Mini dialogue

洗手

A
你的手很,快去洗洗吧。
Nǐ de shǒu hěn zàng, kuài qù xǐxi ba.
Your hands are very dirty, go wash them.
B
好的,我玩沙子把手弄了。
Hǎo de, wǒ wán shāzi bǎ shǒu nòng zàng le.
Okay, I got my hands dirty playing in the sand.

整理房间

A
房间有点,我们一起打扫吧。
Fángjiān yǒudiǎn zàng, wǒmen yìqǐ dǎsǎo ba.
The room is a bit dirty, let's clean it together.
B
好,我不喜欢乱的环境。
Hǎo, wǒ bù xǐhuan zàng luàn de huánjìng.
Okay, I don't like a dirty and messy environment.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
干净
gān jìng
clean

not dirty

similar
luàn
messy

not tidy, similar feeling

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