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洞穴

dòng xué · dong xue

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Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. cave
  2. cavern
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Inside the cave

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，山上(shānshàng)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)大(dà)洞穴(dòngxué)，我们(wǒmen)进去(jìnqù)看看(kànkan)吧(ba)！

    Dengdeng, there's a big cave on the hill. Let's go in and look!

  2. Dengdeng

    里面(lǐmiàn)黑(hēi)不(bù)黑(hēi)？

    Is it dark inside?

  3. Liangliang

    有点(yǒudiǎn)黑(hēi)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)手电筒(shǒudiàntǒng)。

    A bit dark, but I brought a flashlight.

  4. Dengdeng

    洞穴(dòngxué)里(lǐ)好(hǎo)凉快(liángkuai)啊(a)！

    It's so cool in the cave!

  5. Liangliang

    嘘(xū)，你(nǐ)听(tīng)，什么(shénme)声音(shēngyīn)？

    Shh, listen, what's that sound?

  6. Dengdeng

    是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)肚子(dùzi)。我们(wǒmen)出去(chūqù)吃饭(chīfàn)吧(ba)！

    It's my stomach. Let's go out and eat!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)洞(dòng)穴(xué)里(lǐ)找(zhǎo)到(dào)了(le)一(yí)具(jù)骨(gǔ)架(jià)。

Tom found a skeleton in the cave.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

探(tàn)险(xiǎn)家(jiā)们(men)在(zài)洞(dòng)穴(xué)里(lǐ)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)骸(hái)骨(gǔ)。

The explorers discovered a skeleton in the cave.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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