洞 cave / hole / zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) / CL:個|个[ge4] 孔 hole / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier for cave dwellings 坑 variant of 坑[keng1] / pit / hole 漏 洞 lòu dòng leak / hole / gap / loophole 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 窟 窿 kū long hole / pocket / cavity / loophole / debt 破 洞 pò dòng a hole 坑 洞 kēng dòng hole / pit / pothole 孔 眼 kǒng yǎn hole (e.g. of sieve or colander) 孔 穴 kǒng xué aperture / hole / cavity 穴 cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4] 坎 old variant of 坎[kan3] / pit / hole 窦 hole / aperture / (anatomy) cavity / sinus 窟 cave / hole 窍 hole / opening / orifice (of the human body) / (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem) 窿 cavity / hole 堀 cave / hole 屇 cave / hole 洞 孔 dòng kǒng hole 坈 old variant of 坑[keng1] / pit / hole 黑 洞 hēi dòng (astronomy) black hole 铜 钱 tóng qián copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China) 钻 孔 zuān kǒng to bore a hole / to drill / drilled hole 穿 孔 chuān kǒng to punch or bore a hole / to perforate / perforation 挖 坑 wā kēng to dig a hole / (fig.) to make things difficult for sb / (neologism) (slang) (of a writer) to start work on a new project 孔 径 kǒng jìng diameter of hole 充 填 chōng tián to fill (gap, hole, area, blank) / to pad out / to complement / (dental) filling / filled 圆 孔 yuán kǒng round hole 打 洞 dǎ dòng to punch a hole / to drill a hole / to dig a hole / to burrow 龟 缩 guī suō to withdraw / to hole up 孔 洞 kǒng dòng small hole in an object 水 坑 shuǐ kēng puddle / water hole / sump 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) 挖 洞 wā dòng to dig a hole 打 眼 dǎ yǎn to drill or bore a hole / to attract attention / conspicuous 眼 eye / small hole / crux (of a matter) / CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1] / classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) 冰 洞 bīng dòng hole in ice / crevasse 空 穴 kòng xué electron hole (physics) 引 蛇 出 洞 yǐn shé chū dòng lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom) 排 水 口 pái shuǐ kǒu plughole / drainage hole 穿 凿 chuān záo to bore a hole / to give a forced interpretation 打 孔 器 dǎ kǒng qì hole puncher 凿 chisel / to bore a hole / to chisel or dig / (literary) (bound form) certain / authentic / irrefutable / also pr. [zuo4] 琮 jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times 窬 hole in a wall 埯 hole in the ground to plant seeds in / to make a hole for seeds / to dibble 镩 ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip / to break a hole in ice (for ice fishing etc) using an ice spud 坜 hole, pit 窋 in a hole 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 无 孔 不 钻 wú kǒng bù zuān lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom) / to latch on to every opportunity 筚 门 闺 窦 bì mén guī dòu wicker door, hole window (idiom) / fig. wretched hovel / living in poverty 荜 门 圭 窦 bì mén guī dòu wicker door, hole window (idiom) / fig. wretched hovel / living in poverty 弹 孔 dàn kǒng bullet hole 弹 痕 dàn hén bullet hole / shell hole 鼻 儿 bí r eye / a hole in an implement or utensil for insertion 竁 dig a hole 焌 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 敜 to fill up or cover up a hole 埳 a pit, a hole, a snare, a danger / a crisis / a mortar 一 杆 进 洞 yī gān jìn dòng (golf) hole in one 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 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 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. 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 拱 璧 gǒng bì a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center / fig. a treasure 方 枘 圆 凿 fāng ruì yuán záo to put a square peg in a round hole / incompatible (idiom) 橾 the hole in the center of a wheel accommodating the axle (archaic) 溢 流 孔 yì liú kǒng bleed hole / overflow pipe / spill vent 狗 窦 gǒu dòu dog hole / gap caused by missing teeth / fig. den of thieves 狗 窦 大 开 gǒu dòu dà kāi dog hole wide open (idiom) / fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly) 璧 玉 bì yù jade disk with a hole in the center 老 鼠 洞 lǎo shǔ dòng mouse hole 锚 链 孔 máo liàn kǒng hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship) 钻 眼 zuān yǎn to drill a hole / drilling 龋 洞 qǔ dòng hole due to dental caries 白 洞 bái dòng white hole (cosmology) 方 孔 钱 fāng kǒng qián round coin with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China 臭 氧 洞 chòu yǎng dòng ozone hole 锪 孔 huō kǒng an enlargement at the outer end of a drilled hole, either funnel-shaped (a countersink) or cylindrical (a counterbore) 中 白 令 海 环 形 洞 Central Bering Sea Donut Hole / Donut Hole 冕 洞 miǎn dòng coronal hole 环 形 洞 公 约 Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock Resources in the Central Bering Sea / Donut Hole Convention 中 白 令 海 峡 鳕 资 源 养 护 与 管 理 公 约 Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock Resources in the Central Bering Sea / Donut Hole Convention 鸽 笼 式 文 件 架 gē lǒng shì wén jiàn jià pigeon hole 修 复 臭 氧 洞 repair the ozone hole 伍 兹 · 霍 尔 研 究 中 心 Woods Hole Research Center 勘 探 钻 孔 exploratory hole 落 水 洞 sink hole 香 蕉 洞 Banana Hole 吹 孔 chuī kǒng (of a musical instrument) blow hole 笛 膜 dí mó membrane which covers a hole in a flute and produces a buzzing tone 膜 孔 mó kǒng hole in the body of a musical instrument, covered with a membrane which produces a buzzing tone 一 击 入 洞 yī jī rù dòng hole in one (golf) 耳 洞 ěr dòng ear piercing hole / earring hole 排 水 孔 pái shuǐ kǒng plughole / drainage hole 槽 孔 cáo kǒng slot / groove / slotted hole 窟 窿 眼 kū long yǎn small hole
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