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English to Chinese Dictionary
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| 洞 | dòng | cave / hole / zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) / CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 孔 | kǒng | hole / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier for cave dwellings |
| 坑 | kēng | hole / pit / tunnel / to defraud |
| 坑 | kēng | variant of 坑[keng1] / pit / hole |
| 凹凸 | āo tū | concave or convex / bumps and holes / uneven (surface) / rugged |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye / small hole / crux (of a matter) / CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1] / classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) |
| 漏洞 | lòu dòng | leak / hole / gap / loophole |
| 堵 | dǔ | to block up (a road, pipe etc) / to stop up (a hole) / (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress / wall (literary) / (classifier for walls) |
| 钻 | zuān | to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain |
| 窦 | dòu | hole / aperture / (anatomy) cavity / sinus |
| 钻孔 | zuān kǒng | to bore a hole / to drill / drilled hole |
| 穴 | xué | cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4] |
| 孔洞 | kǒng dòng | small hole in an object |
| 黑洞 | hēi dòng | (astronomy) black hole |
| 坎 | kǎn | old variant of 坎[kan3] / pit / hole |
| 窟 | kū | cave / hole |
| 水坑 | shuǐ kēng | puddle / water hole / sump |
| 凿 | záo | chisel / to bore a hole / to chisel or dig / (literary) (bound form) certain / authentic / irrefutable / also pr. [zuo4] |
| 口子 | kǒu zi | hole / opening / cut / gap / gash / my husband or wife / classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc) / precedent |
| 孔径 | kǒng jìng | diameter of hole |
| 窍 | qiào | hole / opening / orifice (of the human body) / (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem) |
| 穿孔 | chuān kǒng | to punch or bore a hole / to perforate / perforation |
| 圆孔 | yuán kǒng | round hole |
| 堀 | kū | cave / hole |
| 扩孔 | kuò kǒng | to widen a tube / to ream (i.e. widen a hole) |
| 破洞 | pò dòng | a hole |
| 孔眼 | kǒng yǎn | hole (e.g. of sieve or colander) |
| 坜 | lì | hole, pit |
| 窟窿 | kū long | hole / pocket / cavity / loophole / debt |
| 埙 | xūn | ocarina / wind instrument consisting of an egg-shaped chamber with holes |
| 柳琴 | liǔ qín | liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin |
| 充填 | chōng tián | to fill (gap, hole, area, blank) / to pad out / to complement / (dental) filling / filled |
| 挖洞 | wā dòng | to dig a hole |
| 空穴 | kòng xué | electron hole (physics) |
| 打眼 | dǎ yǎn | to drill or bore a hole / to attract attention / conspicuous |
| 虫洞 | chóng dòng | worm-hole (in cosmology and science fiction) |
| 打孔器 | dǎ kǒng qì | hole puncher |
| 堵死 | dǔ sǐ | to block (a road) / to plug (a hole) / to stop up |
| 钻眼 | zuān yǎn | to drill a hole / drilling |
| 排水口 | pái shuǐ kǒu | plughole / drainage hole |
| 槽孔 | cáo kǒng | slot / groove / slotted hole |
| 自圆其说 | zì yuán qí shuō | to make a story or theory consistent / to give a plausible explanation / to plug the holes in one's story |
| 一杆进洞 | yī gān jìn dòng | (golf) hole in one |
| 钻空子 | zuān kòng zi | lit. to drill a hole / to take advantage of a loophole / to exploit an advantage / to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad) |
| 弹痕 | dàn hén | bullet hole / shell hole |
| 打洞 | dǎ dòng | to punch a hole / to drill a hole / to dig a hole / to burrow |
| 冰洞 | bīng dòng | hole in ice / crevasse |
| 老鼠洞 | lǎo shǔ dòng | mouse hole |
| 璧玉 | bì yù | jade disk with a hole in the center |
| 坑洞 | kēng dòng | hole / pit / pothole |
| 弹孔 | dàn kǒng | bullet hole |
| 白洞 | bái dòng | white hole (cosmology) |
| 龟缩 | guī suō | to withdraw / to hole up |
| 引蛇出洞 | yǐn shé chū dòng | lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom) |
| 一个萝卜一个坑 | yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng | lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom) / fig. each person has his own position / each to his own / horses for courses / every kettle has its lid |
| 洞孔 | dòng kǒng | hole |
| 篪 | chí | bamboo flute with 7 or 8 holes |
| 吹孔 | chuī kǒng | (of a musical instrument) blow hole |
| 膜孔 | mó kǒng | hole in the body of a musical instrument, covered with a membrane which produces a buzzing tone |
| 排水孔 | pái shuǐ kǒng | plughole / drainage hole |
| 橾 | shū | the hole in the center of a wheel accommodating the axle (archaic) |
| 千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 | qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué | an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) / huge damage may result from a moment's negligence |
| 窿 | lóng | cavity / hole |
| 孔穴 | kǒng xué | aperture / hole / cavity |
| 龋洞 | qǔ dòng | hole due to dental caries |
| 窬 | yú | hole in a wall |
| 焌 | qū | to extinguish a burning object / to singe sth with a smoldering object (e.g. burn a hole in one's trousers with a cigarette) / to stir-fry / to pour a mixture of hot oil and flavorings over food |
| 无孔不钻 | wú kǒng bù zuān | lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity |
| 穿凿 | chuān záo | to bore a hole / to give a forced interpretation |
| 笛膜 | dí mó | membrane which covers a hole in a flute and produces a buzzing tone |
| 窟窿眼 | kū long yǎn | small hole |
| 埯 | ǎn | hole in the ground to plant seeds in / to make a hole for seeds / to dibble |
| 狗窦 | gǒu dòu | dog hole / gap caused by missing teeth / fig. den of thieves |
| 百孔千疮 | bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng | heavily damaged / (fig.) full of holes / riddled with problems |
| 小洞不补大洞吃苦 | xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ | A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine |
| 敜 | niè | to fill up or cover up a hole |
| 箎 | chí | bamboo flute with 8 holes |
| 狗窦大开 | gǒu dòu dà kāi | dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly) |
| 屇 | tián | cave / hole |
| 窋 | zhú | in a hole |
| 鼻儿 | bír | eye / a hole in an implement or utensil for insertion |
| 镩 | cuān | ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip / to break a hole in ice (for ice fishing etc) using an ice spud |
| 方枘圆凿 | fāng ruì yuán záo | to put a square peg in a round hole / incompatible (idiom) |
| 坈 | kēng | old variant of 坑[keng1] / pit / hole |
| 竁 | cuì | dig a hole |
| 溢流孔 | yì liú kǒng | bleed hole / overflow pipe / spill vent |
| 电洞 | diàn dòng | electron hole (physics) |
| 观衅伺隙 | guān xìn sì xì | lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom) / fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points / to look for the Achilles' heel |
| 锚链孔 | máo liàn kǒng | hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship) |
| 拱璧 | gǒng bì | a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center / fig. a treasure |
| 四出文钱 | sì chū wén qián | coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝|汉灵帝[Han4 Ling2 Di4], with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文) |
| 荜门圭窦 | bì mén guī dòu | wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel / living in poverty |
| 筚门闺窦 | bì mén guī dòu | wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel / living in poverty |
| 小洞不堵，大洞难补 | xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ | If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine. |
| 多孔性 | duō kǒng xìng | porous / having many holes (e.g. filter gauze or sieve) |
| 一击入洞 | yī jī rù dòng | hole in one (golf) |
| 小洞不堵沉大船 | xiǎo dòng bù dǔ chén dà chuán | A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship. |
| 小洞不堵，大洞受苦 | xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ | A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine. |
| 小洞不堵，大洞吃苦 | xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ | a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom) / a stitch in time saves nine |
Check also the Chinese Dictionary with handwriting instructions and example sentences.
