无底洞

無底洞
wúdǐdòng
noun #31,583

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 bottomless pit
  2. 2 (figurative) something that swallows endless resources / money / food

Examples

Zhè ge xiàngmù jiùshì ge wúdǐdòng, tóurù zài duō qián yě tián bù mǎn.
This project is a bottomless pit — no matter how much money you pour in, it's never enough.
Qīngchūnqī nánhái de wèi jiǎnzhí shì ge wúdǐdòng.
A teenage boy's stomach is basically a bottomless pit.

Tips

memory
Three characters that mean exactly what they say: (no) + (bottom) + (pit). The figurative use mirrors English perfectly — anything insatiable: a renovation budget, a hungry teenager, a chronic loss-making business.

Stroke Order

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