HSK 6 · noun

沟

gōu

ditch; trench; channel

路边有一条很深的沟。

Lùbiān yǒu yì tiáo hěn shēn de gōu。

There is a deep ditch beside the road.

多和学生沟通很重要。

Duō hé xuéshēng gōutōng hěn zhòngyào.

Communicating with students often is important.

问题的症结在于大家不沟通。

Wèntí de zhēngjié zàiyú dàjiā bù gōutōng。

The crux of the problem is that no one communicates.