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脏物

髒物
zāngwù
noun #33,543

Meanings

  1. 1 dirty / soiled item
  2. 2 filthy stuff
  3. 3 (legal, less common) sometimes used as a non-standard variant of 赃物 'stolen goods'

Examples

HSK 4
请把脏物扔进垃圾桶。
Qǐng bǎ zāngwù rēng jìn lājītǒng.
Please throw the dirty stuff into the trash can.
HSK 5
他不愿意碰脏物。
Tā bú yuànyì pèng zāngwù.
He doesn't want to touch dirty things.
HSK 5
工作时要避免接触脏物。
Gōngzuò shí yào bìmiǎn jiēchù zāngwù.
While working, avoid contact with contaminated material.

Tips

mistakes
Don't confuse 脏物 (zāngwù, 'dirty stuff' - 脏 with 月/肉 component) with 赃物 (zāngwù, 'stolen goods' - 赃 with 贝 'shell/money' component). Same pinyin, near-identical look, very different meaning. Subtitles sometimes write 脏物 where 赃物 ('contraband / loot') would be technically correct, but standard legal Chinese uses 赃物.
memory
The 月 (flesh) radical inside 脏 hints at bodily filth - sweat, organs, grime. The 贝 (cowrie / money) radical inside 赃 hints at illegal money. Pick the radical, pick the meaning.

Stroke Order

脏 zāng
物 wù