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

Qǐng bǎ zāngwù rēng jìn lājītǒng.
Please throw the dirty stuff into the trash can.
Tā bú yuànyì pèng zāngwù.
He doesn't want to touch dirty things.
Gōngzuò shí yào bìmiǎn jiēchù zāngwù.
While working, avoid contact with contaminated material.

Tips

mistakes
Don't confuse 脏物 (zāngwù, 'dirty stuff' — with / component) with 赃物 (zāngwù, 'stolen goods' — with '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 (flesh) radical inside hints at bodily filth — sweat, organs, grime. The (cowrie / money) radical inside hints at illegal money. Pick the radical, pick the meaning.

Stroke Order

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