Meaning
cave; hole
Chinese: 洞穴、洞、孔。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dong” becomes a different word in each tone. 洞 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 漏洞lòu dòngleak; hole; gap; loophole
- 洞穴dòng xuécave; cavern
- 空洞kōng dòngcavity; empty; vacuous
- 地洞dì dòngtunnel; cave; burrow; dugout
- 洞子dòng zicave; pit; (coll.) greenhouse
Example Sentence
小动物躲进了一个山洞里。Xiǎo dòng wù duǒ jìn le yí ge shān dòng lǐ.The little animal hid in a cave.
小Xiǎosmall动物dòng wùanimal躲duǒto hide进jìnto go forward了le(completed action)一个yí gea山洞shān dòngcavern里lǐinside。