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洞
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Definitions
- 1. cave
- 2. hole
- 3. zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
Example Sentences
1 shown這個桶有個 洞 。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 洞
to see clearly
(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)
grotto
mouse hole
small hole in an object
to penetrate
wind tunnel
keyhole
lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom)
(geology) solutional cave (typically, a limestone cave)
to dig a hole
Dontou county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang
Dontou county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang
insight
to examine deeply
hole
cavity
leak
electron hole (physics)
Rodong or Nodong, series of North Korean medium-range missiles
lit. to pull a snake from its hole
disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds)
paradise
cavern
cavity
tunnel
to blow people's minds with highly imaginative, bizarre ideas
to see everything clearly
imaginative
Hongtong county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi
ear piercing hole; earring hole
Dongkou county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan
hole in one (golf)
lienteric diarrhea (TCM)
Crocs shoes (or any similar shoe)
cave dwelling
Hongtong county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi
olm (Proteus anguinus)
place of charm and beauty
a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
Dongkou county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan
Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance
cave
hole in ice
empty
to be wide open
hole
the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang
Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang
Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
yaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China)
to bore
to punch a hole
cave
a hole
cave; cavern
Renzidong palaeolithic archaeological site at Fanchang 繁昌[fán chāng], Anhui
empty
white hole (cosmology)
bottomless pit
to clearly understand
cave with a waterfall at its mouth
lit. a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom)
Buddhist grottos
secret inner room
hole due to dental caries
Lü Dongbin (796-), Tang Dynasty scholar, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[bā xiān]
(astronomy) black hole
(golf) hole in one
pierce
cave
If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
passageway
wedding night
air-raid shelter
cavern
bridal room and ornamented candles
culvert
worm-hole (in cosmology and science fiction)
tunnel
Taepodong, North Korean rocket series
zero-day vulnerability (computing)
pitch-dark
A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.
Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province
a cave
insight