巢穴
Old HSK 6
巢穴 (cháoxué) · lair
巢穴 (cháoxué) means “lair; den; nest”. It is written with 2 characters: 巢 (nest) + 穴 (cave). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 巢穴 is built
The characters
巢 cháo · nest
What 巢 is made of
- 巛chuān — stream
- 果guǒ — fruit
- 田tián — field
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
穴 xué · cave
What 穴 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 八bā — eight
Example sentences
山洞是动物的巢穴。Shāndòng shì dòngwù de cháoxué.The cave is the animals' den.
鸟在树上筑了巢穴。Niǎo zài shùshàng zhù le cháoxué.The birds built a nest in the tree.
Questions about 巢穴
What does 巢穴 mean?
巢穴 (cháoxué) means “lair; den; nest”.
How do you pronounce 巢穴?
巢穴 is pronounced cháoxué.
Which HSK level is 巢穴?
巢穴 is in Old HSK 6.
Learn 巢穴 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.