"Hole" in Chinese — 窟窿 (kū long)

窟

窿

kū long

hole

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

1hole
2pocket
3cavity
4loophole
5debt

Stroke order

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窟

窿

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄨ

kū

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ u—/ first tone

˙ㄌㄨㄥ

long

˙/ neutral toneㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng

Example sentences

See 窟窿 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

袜子上破了一个大窟窿。
wà zi shàng pò le yí gè dà kū long。
There's a big hole worn in the sock.

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Related words

苦力

kǔ lì

bitter work

苦练

kǔ liàn

to train hard

苦难

kǔ nàn

suffering

苦恼

kǔ nǎo

vexed

苦笑

kǔ xiào

to force a smile

苦心

kǔ xīn

painstaking effort

酷似

kù sì

to strikingly resemble

夸大

kuā dà

to exaggerate

夸奖

kuā jiǎng

to praise

夸夸其谈

kuā kuā qí tán

to talk big

夸耀

kuā yào

to brag about

夸张

kuā zhāng

to exaggerate

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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Hole in Chinese: 窟窿 (kū long)