洞
HSK 5freq #2225
Meanings
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- 1.cave
- 2.hole
- 3.zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
- 4.CL:个[gè]
- 1.used in 洪洞[Hóng tóng] (the name of a place in Shanxi)
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Wiktionary
- 1.hole; cavity; cave
- 2.thorough; penetrating
- 3.the numeral zero (used in radio communications in aviation and by the military)
- 4.dong, a submunicipal administrative division in North and South Korea
- 5.only used in 澒洞／𭱊洞 (hòngtóng) and 洪洞 (Hóngtóng, “Hongtong”)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *doːŋ, *doːŋs): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 同 (OC *doːŋ). ; “hole; cavity” > “penetrating; thorough; zero”
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Components
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Example sentences
這個洞多深?
How deep is the hole?
天花板上有洞。
There are holes in the ceiling.
這個桶有個洞。
There's a hole in this bucket.
這個桶有個洞。
This bucket has a hole in it.
他挖了一个洞。
He dug a hole.
這隻老鼠跑進洞裡。
The mouse ran into the hole.
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