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山洞

shāndòng
noun #8,935

Measure Word

一个山洞 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 cave; cavern
  2. 2 mountain cave

Examples

HSK 4
这个山洞已经有几千年的历史了。
Zhège shāndòng yǐjīng yǒu jǐqiān nián de lìshǐ le.
This cave is already thousands of years old.
HSK 5
下雨了，我们躲进山洞避雨。
Xiàyǔ le, wǒmen duǒ jìn shāndòng bìyǔ.
It started raining, so we took shelter in a cave.
HSK 7-9
他们在山洞里发现了壁画。
Tāmen zài shāndòng lǐ fāxiàn le bìhuà.
They discovered wall paintings inside the cave.

Tips

memory
Picture a hole (洞) in the side of a mountain (山) - that's literally what 山洞 is. Compare with 洞穴, a more formal/scientific word for cave.

Stroke Order

山 shān
洞 dòng