洞穴

dòngxué

noun HSK 7-9 #6,385

Measure Word

一个洞穴 gè

Meanings

1 cave
2 cavern

Characters

cave; den; acupoint

Examples

HSK 5

蝙蝠住在洞穴里。

Biānfú zhù zài dòngxué lǐ.

Bats live in caves.

HSK 7-9

探险队发现了一个巨大的洞穴。

Tànxiǎnduì fāxiàn le yī gè jùdà de dòngxué.

The expedition team discovered a huge cave.

Tips

memory

Both 洞 and 穴 mean 'hole/cave', so 洞穴 is a reinforcing compound, two cave-words together for emphasis.

Stroke Order

洞 dòng

穴 xué