| 沟 | gōu | ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine; CL:道 |
| 沟通 | gōu tōng | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate |
| 山沟 | shān gōu | valley; gully; mountain region |
| 排水沟 | pái shuǐ gōu | gutter |
| 芦沟桥 | Lú gōu qiáo | Lugou bridge or Marco Polo bridge, the scene of "incident" sparking WW2 between Japan and China |
| 沟渠 | gōu qú | channel; moat; irrigation canal |
| 沟壑 | gōu hè | gorge; gulch; ravine; deep ditch |
| 水沟 | shuǐ gōu | gutter; sewer |
| 鸿沟 | hóng gōu | wide gap; gulf; chasm; lit. name of old canal in Henan that formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 and Han 汉 |
| 壕沟 | háo gōu | trench; moat |
| 九寨沟 | Jiǔ zhài gōu | Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan; Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan |
| 九寨沟县 | Jiǔ zhài gōu xiàn | Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan |
| 九寨沟风景名胜区 | Jiǔ zhài gōu Fēng jǐng míng shèng qū | Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan |
| 乳沟 | rǔ gōu | cleavage (hollow between a woman's breasts) |
| 互相沟通 | hù xiāng gōu tōng | inter-communication |
| 代沟 | dài gōu | generation gap |
| 冰沟 | bīng gōu | crevasse |
| 口语沟通 | kǒu yǔ gōu tōng | oral communication (psychology) |
| 壑沟 | hè gōu | ditch; narrow strip of water; moat |
| 外侧沟 | wài cè gōu | lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (a main division of the brain) |
| 大海沟 | dà hǎi gōu | marine trench |
| 扶沟 | Fú gōu | Fugou county in Zhoukou 周口, Henan |
| 扶沟县 | Fú gōu xiàn | Fugou county in Zhoukou 周口, Henan |
| 东沟 | Dōng gōu | Donggou town in Liangzihu district 梁子湖区 of Ezhou city 鄂州市, Hubei |
| 东沟镇 | Dōng gōu zhèn | Donggou town in Liangzihu district 梁子湖区 of Ezhou city 鄂州市, Hubei |
| 柳条沟事变 | liǔ tiáo gōu shì biàn | the Mukden or Manchurian railway incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria; also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事变 |
| 水磨沟 | Shuǐ mò gōu | Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 乌鲁木齐市, Xinjiang |
| 水磨沟区 | Shuǐ mò gōu qū | Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 乌鲁木齐市, Xinjiang |
| 海沟 | hǎi gōu | marine trench |
| 渠沟 | qú gōu | trench |
| 沟涧 | gōu jiàn | gully; ravine |
| 沟谷 | gōu gǔ | gully |
| 沟道 | gōu dào | groove |
| 渗沟 | shèn gōu | sewer |
| 犁沟 | lí gōu | furrow |
| 卢沟桥 | Lú gōu qiáo | Lugou bridge or Marco Polo bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of the incident of 7th July 1937 that sparked WW2 between Japan and China |
| 卢沟桥事变 | Lú gōu qiáo shì biàn | the Marco Polo bridge incident of 7th July 1937 that sparked WW2 between Japan and China |
| 脑沟 | nǎo gōu | sulcus (groove or fissure dividing lobes of the brain) |
| 腹股沟 | fù gǔ gōu | groin (anatomy) |
| 芦沟桥事变 | Lú gōu qiáo shì biàn | the Marco Polo bridge incident of 7th July 1937 that sparked WW2 between Japan and China |
| 门头沟 | Mén tóu gōu | Mentougou district of Beijing municipality |
| 门头沟区 | Mén tóu gōu qū | Mentougou district of Beijing |
| 马利亚纳海沟 | Mǎ lì yà nà hǎi gōu | Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench) |
| 马太沟 | Mǎ tài gōu | Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平罗县, Shizuishan 石嘴山, Ningxia |
| 马太沟镇 | Mǎ tài gōu zhèn | Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平罗县, Shizuishan 石嘴山, Ningxia |
| 马里亚纳海沟 | Mǎ lǐ yà nà Hǎi gōu | Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench) |
| 龙潭沟 | Lóng tán gōu | Longtan Ravine, scenic area in Xixia county 西峡县, Nanyang 南阳, Henan |
| Ｖ沟 | V gōu | low neckline that reveals the cleavage; décolleté; gully |
