dòng

硐

Character · NounTraditional洞

cave; hole; thorough; insightful

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

cave; hole; cavity

Refers to a natural or artificial hollow space in a solid mass, such as a rock, mountain, or the ground. Can be large like a cave or small like a hole.

Nà那
ge个
shān山
dòng洞
hěn很
shēn深
 ,
lǐ里
miàn面
hěn很
hēi黑
 。

That cave is very deep and dark inside.

Tù兔
zi子
zhù住
zài在
dì地
dòng洞
lǐ里
 。

Rabbits live in burrows in the ground.

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Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
wā挖
kuàng矿
dòng洞
 。

The workers are digging a mine shaft.

Zhè这
miàn面
qiáng墙
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
ge个
xiǎo小
dòng洞
 。

There is a small hole in this wall.

Shǎn陕
běi北
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
yáo窑
dòng洞
 。

There are many cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi.