打洞

dǎdòng

verb

Meanings

1 to dig a hole; to burrow
2 to drill a hole; to punch a hole

Characters

to make (a hole)

Examples

HSK 5

装空调要先在墙上打洞。

Zhuāng kōngtiáo yào xiān zài qiáng shàng dǎdòng.

To install an air conditioner, you first have to drill a hole in the wall.

HSK 7-9

兔子会在地下打洞做窝。

Tùzi huì zài dìxià dǎdòng zuò wō.

Rabbits burrow underground to make their nests.

Tips

culture

The saying 龙生龙，凤生凤，老鼠的儿子会打洞, "dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, and a rat's son knows how to dig holes", means children turn out like their parents. It is often said bitterly about inherited status.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

洞 dòng