巢穴 (cháoxué): lair; nest; den; hideout

Measure Word

一个巢穴 gè

警察捣毁了犯罪分子的巢穴。

Jǐngchá dǎohuǐ le fànzuì fènzǐ de cháoxué.

The police destroyed the criminals' hideout.

这是狐狸的巢穴。

Zhè shì húli de cháoxué.

This is a fox's den.

usage

巢穴 can refer to an animal's nest or den, but is often used figuratively for a criminal hideout or base of operations.

巢 cháo

穴 xué