xué
chǔ

idiom
formal
archaic

Meaning of 穴居野处

穴居野处 means to dwell in caves and live in the wild; describing the primitive living conditions of early humans before the invention of houses. Pronounced xué jū yě chǔ.

  • to dwell in caves and live in the wild; describing the primitive living conditions of early humans before the invention of houses

Definitions & Examples

Yuǎn
shí
dài
 
rén
lèi
xué
chǔ
 
kào
cǎi
shòu
liè
wéi
shēng
 

In ancient times, humans lived in caves and dwelt in the wild, surviving by gathering and hunting.

xué
chǔ
de
xiān
 
xiàn
dài
rén
xiǎng
shòu
zhe
gāo
de
zhì
wén
míng
 

Compared to our ancestors who lived in caves and the wild, modern people enjoy a high degree of material civilization.

Kǎo
xué
jiā
zài
zhè
shān
xiàn
le
xué
chǔ
de
yuán
shǐ
rén
 

Archaeologists discovered remnants of primitive humans who dwelt in caves in this valley.