防空洞

fángkōngdòng
noun #15,789

Meanings

  1. 1 air raid shelter
  2. 2 bomb shelter

Examples

Zhànzhēng shíqī, shìmínmen duǒ jìn fángkōngdòng.
During wartime, citizens took shelter in bomb shelters.
Chóngqìng de lǎo fángkōngdòng xiànzài bèi gǎizào chéng le huǒguōdiàn.
Old air raid shelters in Chongqing have been converted into hotpot restaurants.

Tips

culture
Many Chinese cities still have WWII and Cold War era 防空洞 underground. In Chongqing, some have been famously repurposed as restaurants, bars, and even shopping areas, staying naturally cool in summer.

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