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洞

dòng · dong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. cave
  2. hole
  3. zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
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A hole in the sock

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)袜子(wàzi)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)洞(dòng)！

    Your sock has a hole!

  2. Dengdeng

    哪里(nǎlǐ)？啊(a)，真的(zhēnde)，脚趾(jiǎozhǐ)从(cóng)洞里(dònglǐ)钻出来(zuānchūlái)了(le)！

    Where? Ah, really, my toe is poking out of the hole!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)穿(chuān)这双(zhèshuāng)吗(ma)？

    Do you wear this pair every day?

  4. Dengdeng

    这双(zhèshuāng)最(zuì)舒服(shūfu)，有(yǒu)洞(dòng)更(gèng)凉快(liángkuai)。

    This pair is the most comfortable. With a hole it is cooler.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)另一只(lìngyīzhī)呢(ne)？

    Then what about the other one?

  6. Dengdeng

    另一只(lìngyīzhī)有(yǒu)两个(liǎnggè)洞(dòng)，更(gèng)凉快(liángkuai)！

    The other one has two holes, so it is even cooler!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(ge)赛(sài)跑(pǎo)运(yùn)动(dòng)员(yuán)跃(yuè)过(guò)了(le)地(dì)面(miàn)上(shàng)的(de)洞(dòng)。

The runner jumped over the hole in the ground.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)两(liǎng)个(gè)传(chuán)送(sòng)门(mén)通(tōng)过(guò)虫(chóng)洞(dòng)连(lián)接(jiē)。

These two portals are connected via a wormhole.

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

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