Definition & Meaning

1.dirty; filthy; squalid; sordid

2.vile; mean; foul

Word usage

āng zāng

肮 脏

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1
adj.dirty; filthy; squalid; sordid
- nǚ hái yòng dān bó āng zāng de bù bù duàn féng zhì zuò le jiàn lǐ fú
  女孩用单薄肮脏的布不断缝制，做了件礼服。
  Thin girl with a dirty cloth constantly sews a dress.
- yáng guāng zhào bù jìn nà xiē āng zāng de chuāng hu
  阳光照不进那些肮脏的窗户。
  Sunlight barely penetrated the dirty windows.
- āng zāng de yī fu
  肮脏的衣服
  dirty clothes
synonym
lā ta邋遢 wū huì污秽 mái tai埋汰 ā zā腌臜
antonym
gān jìng干净 qīng jié清洁 jié jìng洁净
2
adj.metavile; mean; foul
- āng zāng de gòu dàng
  肮脏的勾当
  dirty work
- líng hún āng zāng
  灵魂肮脏
  have a dark soul
- gàn āng zāng de gòu dàng
  干肮脏的勾当
  do dark deeds
synonym
wò chuò龌龊 wū huì污秽 è zhuó恶浊 ā zā腌臜
antonym
chún jié纯洁 jié jìng洁净

Word usage

Reduplication
"肮脏" can be reduplicated, for example: "肮肮脏脏".
- 他总是衣衫褴褛，肮肮脏脏的。
  He is always dressed in rags and looks dirty.

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