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dòng
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. cave
  2. 2. hole
  3. 3. zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9170865)

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Words Containing 洞

洞察
dòng chá

to see clearly

漏洞百出
lòu dòng bǎi chū

(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)

小岩洞
xiǎo yán dòng

grotto

老鼠洞
lǎo shǔ dòng

mouse hole

孔洞
kǒng dòng

small hole in an object

洞穿
dòng chuān

to penetrate

风洞
fēng dòng

wind tunnel

钥匙洞孔
yào shi dòng kǒng

keyhole

洞若观火
dòng ruò guān huǒ

lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom)

溶洞
róng dòng

(geology) solutional cave (typically, a limestone cave)

挖洞
wā dòng

to dig a hole

洞头县
dòng tóu xiàn

Dontou county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang

洞头
dòng tóu

Dontou county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang

洞见
dòng jiàn

insight

洞鉴
dòng jiàn

to examine deeply

坑洞
kēng dòng

hole

凹洞
āo dòng

cavity

漏洞
lòu dòng

leak

电洞
diàn dòng

electron hole (physics)

芦洞
lú dòng

Rodong or Nodong, series of North Korean medium-range missiles

引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng

lit. to pull a snake from its hole

闹洞房
nào dòng fáng

disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds)

洞天
dòng tiān

paradise

大地洞
dà dì dòng

cavern

空洞
kōng dòng

cavity

隧洞
suì dòng

tunnel

开脑洞
kāi nǎo dòng

to blow people's minds with highly imaginative, bizarre ideas

洞察一切
dòng chá yī qiè

to see everything clearly

脑洞大开
nǎo dòng dà kāi

imaginative

洪洞
hóng tóng

Hongtong county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

耳洞
ěr dòng

ear piercing hole; earring hole

洞口县
dòng kǒu xiàn

Dongkou county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan

一击入洞
yī jī rù dòng

hole in one (golf)

洞泄
dòng xiè

lienteric diarrhea (TCM)

洞洞鞋
dòng dòng xié

Crocs shoes (or any similar shoe)

洞府
dòng fǔ

cave dwelling

洪洞县
hóng tóng xiàn

Hongtong county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

洞螈
dòng yuán

olm (Proteus anguinus)

别有洞天
bié yǒu dòng tiān

place of charm and beauty

狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心
gǒu yǎo lǚ dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn

a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)

洞口
dòng kǒu

Dongkou county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[shào yáng], Hunan

克孜尔千佛洞
kè zī ěr qiān fó dòng

Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang

空洞无物
kōng dòng wú wù

empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance

洞穴
dòng xué

cave

冰洞
bīng dòng

hole in ice

空洞洞
kōng dòng dòng

empty

洞开
dòng kāi

to be wide open

洞孔
dòng kǒng

hole

柏孜克里克千佛洞
bó zī kè lǐ kè qiān fó dòng

the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang

库木吐拉千佛洞
kù mù tǔ lā qiān fó dòng

Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang

张之洞
zhāng zhī dòng

Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing

小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ

A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.

窑洞
yáo dòng

yaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China)

钻洞
zuān dòng

to bore

打洞
dǎ dòng

to punch a hole

龙洞
lóng dòng

cave

破洞
pò dòng

a hole

石洞
shí dòng

cave; cavern

人字洞
rén zì dòng

Renzidong palaeolithic archaeological site at Fanchang 繁昌[fán chāng], Anhui

空空洞洞
kōng kōng dòng dòng

empty

白洞
bái dòng

white hole (cosmology)

无底洞
wú dǐ dòng

bottomless pit

洞悉
dòng xī

to clearly understand

水帘洞
shuǐ lián dòng

cave with a waterfall at its mouth

小洞不堵,大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ

lit. a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom)

千佛洞
qiān fó dòng

Buddhist grottos

洞房
dòng fáng

secret inner room

龋洞
qǔ dòng

hole due to dental caries

吕洞宾
lǚ dòng bīn

Lü Dongbin (796-), Tang Dynasty scholar, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[bā xiān]

黑洞
hēi dòng

(astronomy) black hole

一杆进洞
yī gān jìn dòng

(golf) hole in one

穿洞
chuān dòng

pierce

洞子
dòng zi

cave

小洞不堵,大洞难补
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ

If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.

小洞不补大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ

A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine

门洞
mén dòng

passageway

洞房花烛夜
dòng fáng huā zhú yè

wedding night

防空洞
fáng kōng dòng

air-raid shelter

山洞
shān dòng

cavern

洞房花烛
dòng fáng huā zhú

bridal room and ornamented candles

涵洞
hán dòng

culvert

虫洞
chóng dòng

worm-hole (in cosmology and science fiction)

地洞
dì dòng

tunnel

大浦洞
dà pǔ dòng

Taepodong, North Korean rocket series

零日漏洞
líng rì lòu dòng

zero-day vulnerability (computing)

黑洞洞
hēi dòng dòng

pitch-dark

小洞不堵沉大船
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ chén dà chuán

A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.

洞庭湖
dòng tíng hú

Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province

洞窟
dòng kū

a cave

洞察力
dòng chá lì

insight