- 峡谷 xiágǔ canyoncanyon; gorge; a deep, narrow valley with steep sides often carved by a river
- 山谷 shāngǔ valleymountain valley; ravine
- 曼谷 màngǔ BangkokThe capital and most populous city of Thailand.
- 低谷 dīgǔ low pointThe lowest point or nadir of a situation; a period of stagnation, depression, or misfortune.
- 硅谷 guīgǔ Silicon ValleyThe center of high-tech industry in northern California; can also be used as a general term for any high-tech industrial park.
- 谷仓 gǔcāng barngranary; barn for storing grain
- 稻谷 dàogǔ unhusked ricerice crops or grain that has not yet been husked; paddy
- 谷物 gǔwù cereal cropscollective term for crops such as rice, wheat, and corn
- 包谷 bāogǔ corn(dialect) maize; corn
- 河谷 hégǔ river valleyA long, low area of land between hills or mountains through which a river flows, including the riverbed and banks.
- 谷子 gǔzi milletmillet; foxtail millet; specifically the unhusked grain of the plant known as [[粟|粟|su4]] before it is processed into [[小米|小米|xiao3 mi3]]
- 谷歌 gǔgē GoogleGoogle; the American internet company and search engine
- 大峡谷 dàxiágǔ Grand Canyonthe deep canyon of the Colorado River in northwestern Arizona, USA
- 谷底 gǔdǐ valley floorthe bottom of a mountain valley or river valley
- 五谷 wǔgǔ five cerealsthe five major crops (traditionally rice, millet, proso millet, wheat, and beans); also used more generally to mean all grains or food crops
- 布谷 bùgǔ cuckoocuckoo bird; any of several species of the cuckoo family known for their call which sounds like the phrase "bù gǔ"; also called [[布谷鸟|布穀鳥|bu4 gu3 niao3]]
- 谷氨酸 gǔ'ānsuān glutamic acidAn amino acid that plays an important role in protein metabolism; its sodium salt is used to make [[味精|味精|wei4 jing1]]
- 谷地 gǔdì valleyvalley; low-lying land between hills or mountains, often formed by river erosion
- 谷类 gǔlèi cerealgrain and corn; cereals; general term for food crops such as rice, wheat, and corn
- 幽谷 yōugǔ secluded valleya deep and secluded mountain valley; a dell
- 谷口 gǔkǒu valley entranceentrance to a valley; mountain pass
- 平谷 pínggǔ PingguPinggu, a district of Beijing
- 布谷鸟 bùgǔniǎo cuckoocuckoo bird, named for its call which sounds like the phrase for sowing grain
- 深谷 shēngǔ deep valleydeep valley; ravine
- 裂谷 liègǔ rift valley(geology) a valley formed by the sinking of land between two parallel faults; a rift valley
- 吐谷浑 tǔyùhún Tuyuhun(historical) A nomadic people related to the [[鲜卑|鮮卑|xian1 bei1]] who established a kingdom in modern-day Qinghai and Gansu between the 4th and 7th centuries AD.
- 谷雨 gǔyǔ Grain RainThe 6th of the [[二十四节气|二十四節氣|er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi4]], typically occurring around April 20th; a time when rain increases and spring crops are sown.
- 溪谷 xīgǔ valleyvalley; gorge; a gully with a stream running through it
- 虚怀若谷 xūhuáiruògǔ modest and open-minded(idiom) receptive as a deep valley; extremely modest and willing to accept the ideas or criticism of others
- 平谷区 pínggǔqū Pinggu DistrictPinggu District, a suburban district of Beijing
- 谷粒 gǔlì graingrain of cereal; seed of a cereal crop
- 苞谷 bāogǔ cornmaize; corn. Used in certain regions as a synonym for [[玉米|玉米|yu4 mi3]].
- 进退维谷 jìntuìwéigǔ to be in a dilemmaTo have no room to advance or retreat; trapped in a difficult situation where both options are equally problematic.
- 波谷 bōgǔ wave troughThe lowest point on a wave; specifically the lowest point in a single vibration cycle of a transverse wave.
- 五谷丰登 wǔgǔfēngdēng abundant harvesta bumper harvest of all food crops; a prosperous year for agriculture
- 沟谷 gōugǔ gullygully or ravine; a deep channel carved into the ground by flowing water that is often dry except during the rainy season
- 函谷关 hángǔguān Old Hangu PassA strategic mountain pass in modern-day Lingbao, Henan, established by the State of Qin; known for its deep, box-like valley and role as the eastern gateway to the Qin State
- 打谷 dǎgǔ to thresh grainto thresh grain; to separate grain from stalks using a manual tool or a machine
- 长谷川 chánggǔchuān HasegawaHasegawa (Japanese surname)
- 阳谷 yánggǔ Yangu CountyYangu county in Liaocheng, Shandong province
- 谷草 gǔcǎo strawmillet or rice straw; the stalks left over after grain has been threshed, often used as animal feed
- 打谷机 dǎgǔjī threshing machinea piece of farming equipment used to separate grain from harvested stalks
- 谷城 gǔchéng GuchengGucheng, a county in Hubei province under the administration of [[襄阳市|襄陽市|xiang1 yang2 shi4]]
- 谷道 gǔdào rectum(literary) the rectum; the alimentary canal
- 谷壳 gǔké huskhusk of rice or other grains; chaff
- 阳谷县 yánggǔxiàn Yanggu CountyYanggu County in [[聊城|聊城|liao2 cheng2]], Shandong province
- 谷穗 gǔsuì ear of grainThe part at the top of a stalk of millet, rice, or wheat that contains the flowers and seeds; often represented as a symbol or on a coat of arms.
- 甘谷县 gāngǔxiàn Gangu CountyGangu, a county in [[天水市|天水市|tian1 shui3 shi4]] City, Gansu province
- 景谷 jǐnggǔ Jinggu countyJinggu Dai and Yi autonomous county in [[普洱|普洱|pu3 er3]], Yunnan province
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH