The Chinese word for cave is
洞穴
dòng xué
Chinese Definition
| cave | |
| 1. 洞、洞穴 | |
| Components | |
| 洞 | |
| 1. hole; cavity; cave | |
| 2. (literary, or in compounds) 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 (, 洪洞, Hongtong) | |
| 穴 | |
| 1. hole | |
| 2. grave (pit) | |
| 3. cave; cavern | |
| 4. (literal, figurative) den; nest; lair | |
| 5. (TCM) acupoint |
Translations for 穴 and their definitions
| 洞穴 | |
| 1. n. cave; cavern; grotto |
| 洞 | |
| 1. hole; cavity; cave | |
| 2. (literary, or in compounds) 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 (, 洪洞, Hongtong) |
| 洞窟 | |
| 1. n. cave; cavern; grotto |
| 石窟 | |
| 1. n. rock cave; grotto |
| 坍塌 | |
| 1. v. to collapse | |
| w:zh:南方澳大橋\^南方澳.跨海.大橋 坍塌 - collapse of the Nanfang'ao transoceanic bridge |
| 小心 | |
| 1. v. to be careful of something; to mind; to beware of | |
| 小心 碰頭。 - Mind your head. | |
| 小心 滑 倒。 - Caution — slippery. | |
| 小心 障礙。 - Beware of obstructions. | |
| 小心 玻璃li。 - Caution — glass door. | |
| 小心 燙傷。 - Caution — hot water. | |
| 小心 灼傷。 - Caution — hot surface. | |
| 小心 落水。 - Warning — deep water. | |
| 小心 地 滑。 - Caution — slippery when wet., lit=Be careful of the floor being slippery. | |
| 坐 公交車 不 小心 坐 過頭 - to miss one's stop on the bus | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to take care; to be careful | |
| 你 自己 小心，玩 得 開心 點！ - You take care now, and have a good time! | |
| 你 路上 小心 啊。 - Take care on the road. | |
| 3. v. (archaic, intransitive) to worry; to have misgivings | |
| 4. v. (archaic, intransitive) to be small-minded | |
| 5. adj. careful | |
| 6. interj. Be careful!; caution |
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