tunnel; underground passage
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
tunnel; underground passage (especially through mountains)
Commonly used in engineering, railway, and hydraulic contexts. Often refers to mountain tunnels or underground passages for transportation or water flow.
Zhè这
tiáo条
suì隧
dòng洞
quán全
cháng长
wǔ五
gōng公
lǐ里
，
chuān穿
guò过
le了
zhěng整
zuò座
dà大
shān山
。
This tunnel is five kilometers long, passing straight through the entire mountain.
Huǒ火
chē车
huǎn缓
huǎn缓
shǐ驶
rù入
hēi黑
àn暗
de的
suì隧
dòng洞
。
The train slowly entered the dark tunnel.
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Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
xiū修
jiàn建
xīn新
de的
yǐn引
shuǐ水
suì隧
dòng洞
。
The workers are constructing a new diversion tunnel.
Suì隧
dòng洞
lǐ里
huí回
shēng声
hěn很
dà大
，
shuō说
huà话
néng能
tīng听
de得
hěn很
qīng清
chu楚
。
The echo is very loud in the tunnel, so you can hear speech very clearly.