窟窿

kūlong

noun HSK 7-9 #23,363

Meanings

1 hole; cavity
2 loophole; deficit; debt

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Examples

墙上有一个大窟窿。

Qiángshàng yǒu yīge dà kūlong.

There's a big hole in the wall.

公司的财务出了一个大窟窿。

Gōngsī de cáiwù chū le yīge dà kūlong.

There's a big hole in the company's finances.

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usage

窟窿 is colloquial. Literally it means a physical hole, but figuratively it's very commonly used for financial holes/deficits: 堵窟窿 (to plug a financial gap), 捅窟窿 (to create a financial mess).

Stroke Order

窟 kū

窿 lóng