黑洞 (hēidòng): black hole (astronomy)

Measure Word

一个黑洞 gè

科学家拍到了黑洞的照片。

Kēxuéjiā pāi dào le hēidòng de zhàopiàn.

Scientists captured a photo of a black hole.

黑洞的引力非常大。

Hēidòng de yǐnlì fēicháng dà.

The gravitational pull of a black hole is extremely strong.

这个项目就像一个资金黑洞。

Zhège xiàngmù jiù xiàng yīgè zījīn hēidòng.

This project is like a financial black hole.

usage

黑洞 is used both literally (astronomy) and figuratively to describe something that consumes resources endlessly, like 资金黑洞 (money pit).

黑 hēi

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