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洞穴

dòngxué
noun #6,385

Measure Word

一个洞穴 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 cave
  2. 2 cavern

Examples

探险队发现了一个巨大的洞穴。
Tànxiǎnduì fāxiàn le yī gè jùdà de dòngxué.
The expedition team discovered a huge cave.
蝙蝠住在洞穴里。
Biānfú zhù zài dòngxué lǐ.
Bats live in caves.

Tips

memory
Both 洞 and 穴 mean 'hole/cave', so 洞穴 is a reinforcing compound — two cave-words together for emphasis.

Stroke Order

洞 dòng
穴 xué