窝点

窩點

wōdiǎn

noun

Measure Word

一个窝点 gè

Meanings

1 den (of criminals)
2 hideout

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

警察找到了小偷的窝点。

Jǐngchá zhǎodào le xiǎotōu de wōdiǎn.

The police found the thieves' hideout.

HSK 6

这个假货窝点藏在一栋居民楼里。

Zhège jiǎhuò wōdiǎn cáng zài yí dòng jūmínlóu lǐ.

This den making fake goods was hidden in a residential building.

Tips

usage

窝 is a nest or lair, so a 窝点 is always a base for something illegal: 制毒窝点 (a drug lab), 传销窝点 (a pyramid-scheme den). News reports pair it with 捣毁, "to bust".

Stroke Order

窝 wō

点 diǎn