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窟

Character · Noun

cave; den; hole

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

cave; hole; grotto

Refers to natural or artificial underground cavities.

Shān山
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
tiān天
rán然
shí石
kū窟
 。

There are many natural stone caves in the mountains.

Nà那
zhī只
tù兔
zi子
duǒ躲
jìn进
le了
tù兔
zi子
kū窟
 。

That rabbit hid in the rabbit hole.

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Zhè这
ge个
shān山
dòng洞
kū窟
shēn深
bù不
jiàn见
dǐ底
 。

This mountain cave is bottomless.

Tā他
men们
zài在
shí石
bì壁
shàng上
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yí一
ge个
xiǎo小
kū窟
 。

They found a small hole in the stone wall.

Jiǎo狡
tù兔
sān三
kū窟
shì是
yí一
ge个
zhù著
míng名
de的
chéng成
yǔ语
 。

"A crafty rabbit has three burrows" is a famous idiom.

2.

noun

den; lair; haunt

Refers to places where specific groups of people gather, often with negative connotations.

Jǐng警
chá察
dǎo捣
huǐ毁
le了
nà那
ge个
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
de的
lǎo老
kū窟
 。

The police destroyed the den of that criminal gang.

Zhè这
ge个
dì地
qū区
céng曾
jīng经
shì是
dǔ赌
kū窟
de的
jí集
zhōng中
dì地
 。

This area was once a concentration of gambling dens.

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Tā他
men们
bǎ把
nà那
ge个
fèi废
qì弃
gōng工
chǎng厂
biàn变
chéng成
le了
fěi匪
kū窟
 。

They turned that abandoned factory into a bandit's lair.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
zhèng正
zài在
qīng清
lǐ理
chéng城
shì市
lǐ里
de的
qǐ乞
gài丐
kū窟
 。

The government is clearing out the beggars' haunts in the city.

Zhè这
ge个
pín贫
mín民
kū窟
lǐ里
jū居
zhù住
zhe着
chéng成
qiān千
shàng上
wàn万
de的
rén人
 。

Thousands of people live in this slum.