hole; cavity (n.)
HSK 5
Traditional
洞 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
冻 dòng - frozen; jelly (v.) | HSK 5
栋 dòng - ridgepole; [measure word for a building] (clf.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
懂 dǒng - to understand (v.) | HSK 2
东 dōng - east (n.) | HSK 3
冬 dōng - winter (n.) | HSK 3
Examples
我们在山洞里发现了一只蝙蝠。 wǒmen zài shāndòng lǐ fāxiàn le yī zhī biānfú - We found a bat in the cave.
这个洞非常深，看不到底部。 zhège dòng fēicháng shēn, kàn bù dào dǐbù - The hole is very deep; you cannot see the bottom.
他们在树洞里找到了一个被遗弃的鸟巢。 tāmen zài shùdòng lǐ zhǎodàole yīgè bèi yíqì de niǎo cháo - They found an abandoned bird nest in the tree hole.
这个洞里有很多钟乳石。 zhège dòng lǐ yǒu hěnduō zhōngrǔshí - There are many stalactites in this cave.
他们发现了一个隐藏的洞穴通道。 tāmen fāxiànle yīgè yǐncáng de dòngxué tōngdào - They discovered a hidden cave passage.
Phrases
空洞 kōng dòng - cavity; void; hollow (adj.) | HSK 6