脏zāngdirty; filthy

1. 1.

   dirty; filthyadjective

2. 2.

   to get (sth) dirtyverb

• 脏dirty; filthy

脏 often comes with 了 to say something has become dirty, and 弄脏 means to make something dirty.

1. HSK 1

   你的衣服脏了。

   Nǐ de yīfu zāng le.

   Your clothes have gotten dirty.

2. HSK 2

   这间房间太脏了。

   Zhè jiān fángjiān tài zāng le.

   This room is too dirty.

3. HSK 3

   下雨了，我的鞋都脏了。

   Xiàyǔ le, wǒ de xié dōu zāng le.

   It's raining, and my shoes have all gotten dirty.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你的手怎么这么脏？

   Nǐ de shǒu zěnme zhème zāng?

   Why are your hands so dirty?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我刚才在外面玩儿了。

   Wǒ gāngcái zài wàimiàn wánr le.

   I was just playing outside.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   快去洗一下，我们要吃饭了。

   Kuài qù xǐ yíxià, wǒmen yào chīfàn le.

   Go wash them quickly; we're about to eat.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，我马上去。

   Hǎo, wǒ mǎshàng qù.

   OK, I'll go right away.

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