兽穴

獸穴

shòuxué

noun

Measure Word

一个兽穴 gè

Meanings

1 animal den; lair; burrow

Characters

beast; wild animal

cave; den; hole

Examples

HSK 6

那座山上据说有狼的兽穴。

Nà zuò shānshàng jùshuō yǒu láng de shòuxué.

It is said there is a wolf's lair on that mountain.

HSK 7-9

猎人发现了一个兽穴的入口。

Lièrén fāxiàn le yígè shòuxué de rùkǒu.

The hunter found the entrance to an animal den.

Tips

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兽穴 is a written / literary term. In speech you'll more often hear specific dens: 狼窝 (wolf's den), 狐狸洞 (fox burrow), or the general 巢穴 (lair / hideout - also used metaphorically of criminal hideouts).

Stroke Order

兽 shòu

穴 xué