兽穴

獸穴
shòuxué
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 animal den; lair; burrow

Examples

Lièrén fāxiàn le yī gè shòuxué de rùkǒu.
The hunter found the entrance to an animal den.
Nà zuò shān shàng jùshuō yǒu láng de shòuxué.
It is said there is a wolf's lair on that mountain.

Tips

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兽穴 is a written / literary term. In speech you'll more often hear specific dens: (láng wō, wolf's den), 狐狸 (húli dòng, fox burrow), or the general 巢穴 (cháoxué, lair / hideout — also used metaphorically of criminal hideouts).

Stroke Order

shòu
xué