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穴 xué

cave, den, hole

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5
Level
HSK 6
Type
Pictograph
Made of 宀八 ⿱宀八

Memory hint: The mouth of a cave

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  1. 这个山洞是一个动物的巢穴。
    Zhège shāndòng shì yí ge dòngwù de cháoxué.
    This cave is an animal's lair.
    this (measure) mountain-cave is one (measure) animal (particle) lair
  2. 你知道这个洞穴通向哪里吗？
    Nǐ zhīdào zhège dòngxué tōngxiàng nǎlǐ ma?
    Do you know where this cave leads to?
    you know this (measure) cave lead-toward where (question)
  3. 我们进去洞穴探险一下吧。
    Wǒmen jìnqù dòngxué tànxiǎn yíxià ba.
    Let's go into the cave and explore a bit.
    we enter-go cave explore a-bit (suggestion)
  4. 这个洞穴并不深。
    Zhège dòngxué bìng bù shēn.
    This cave isn't actually deep.
    this (measure) cave actually not deep
  5. 考古学家在这个洞穴里发现了古代人类的遗迹。
    Kǎogǔ xuéjiā zài zhège dòngxué lǐ fāxiàn le gǔdài rénlèi de yíjì.
    Archaeologists discovered traces of ancient humans in this cave.
    archaeology-scientist at this (measure) cave in discover (particle) ancient human (particle) trace

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