Definition

Examples

• 工人正在清理地沟里的淤泥。
  Gōngrén zhèngzài qīnglǐ de lǐ de yūní.
  Workers are clearing the sludge in the drainage ditch.
• 这条地沟的盖子坏了，需要尽快修理。
  Zhè tiáo de de gàizi huài le, xūyào jǐnkuài xiūlǐ.
  The cover of this sewer is broken and needs to be repaired as soon as possible.
• 城市地下有很多老旧地沟，常年排水不畅。
  Chéngshì dìxià yǒu hěnduō lǎojiù de, chángnián páishuǐ bú chàng.
  There are many old sewers underground in the city, where drainage is often poor.