What does 脏 mean in Chinese?

脏 (zāng) means "dirty; filthy" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 脏?

脏 is pronounced "zāng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 脏?

脏 is an HSK Level 2 word (HSK 2.0: Level 4, HSK 3.0: Level 2).

What words contain the character 脏?

Common words with 脏 include 心脏 (heart), 心脏病 (heart disease), 五脏 (five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4]), 内脏 (internal organs), 弄脏 (to make dirty).

How do you write 脏?

You can practice writing 脏 using our stroke order tool.

脏 (zāng), dirty

脏

zāng

dirty; filthy

HSK 2

Traditional: 髒

Character Breakdown

Radical: 肉 (no. 130)Traditional: 髒

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Definitions

dirty
filthy

Example Sentences

这里很脏。

Zhèlǐ hěn zāng

It's dirty here

Words Containing 脏

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
心脏	xīn zàng	heart	HSK 6
心脏病	xīn zàng bìng	heart disease	HSK 6
五脏	wǔ zàng	five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎\|肾[shen4]
内脏	nèi zàng	internal organs
弄脏	nòng zāng	to make dirty
肝脏	gān zàng	liver
胰脏	yí zàng	pancreas
脾脏	pí zàng	spleen
肾脏	shèn zàng	kidney
小脏鬼	xiǎo zāng guǐ	dirty little devil (affectionate, of child)

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Related Words

乌七八糟(wū qī bā zāo)· everything in disorder (idiom)

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腌臜(ā zā)· dirty

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Grammar Notes

把 ConstructionHSK 3

Subject + 把 + Object + Verb + Complement/Result

HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 4HSK 3.0: Level 2

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