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洞

dòng

cave, grotto; ravine; hole

Strokes
9
Radical
水
HSK
5
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 天花板上有洞。

    Tiān huā bǎn shàng yǒu dòng

    There's a hole in the ceiling.

  • 他挖了一个洞。

    Tā wā le yī gè dòng

    He dug a hole.

  • 共有三人被困洞中。

    Gòng yǒu sān rén bèi kùn dòng zhōng

    There are three men trapped in the cave.

  • 黑洞存在吗?

    Hēi dòng cún zài ma

    Do black holes exist?

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 洞

  • 洞dòng 4cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
  • 漏洞lòu dòng 4–4 leak; hole; gap; loophole
  • 洞穴dòng xué 4–2 cave; cavern
  • 空洞kōng dòng 1–4 cavity; empty; vacuous