穴
xué
Pinyin

Definition

穴
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xué
  1. cave
  2. cavity
  3. hole
  4. acupuncture point
  5. Taiwan pr. [xuè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (18)

太阳穴
tài yáng xué
  1. 1 temple (on the sides of human head)
穴
xué
  1. 1 cave
  2. 2 cavity
  3. 3 hole
  4. 4 acupuncture point
  5. 5 Taiwan pr. [xuè]
穴位
xué wèi
  1. 1 acupuncture point
巢穴
cháo xué
  1. 1 lair
  2. 2 nest
  3. 3 den
  4. 4 hideout
死穴
sǐ xué
  1. 1 lethal point (acupuncture)
  2. 2 vulnerable spot
  3. 3 Achilles' heel
洞穴
dòng xué
  1. 1 cave
  2. 2 cavern
穴道
xué dào
  1. 1 acupuncture point
  2. 2 acupoint
空穴来风
kōng xué lái fēng
  1. 1 lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unfounded (story)
  3. 3 baseless (claim)
走穴
zǒu xué
  1. 1 (of itinerant entertainers) to tour, playing in many venues
点穴
diǎn xué
  1. 1 to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
  2. 2 dim mak
  3. 3 see also 點脈|点脉[diǎn mài]
俞穴
shù xué
  1. 1 acupuncture point
墓穴
mù xué
  1. 1 tomb
  2. 2 grave
挖穴
wā xué
  1. 1 to excavate
  2. 2 to dig out a cave
武穴
Wǔ xué
  1. 1 Wuxue county level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huáng gāng], Hubei
武穴市
Wǔ xué shì
  1. 1 Wuxue county level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huáng gāng], Hubei
空穴
kòng xué
  1. 1 electron hole (physics)
经穴
jīng xué
  1. 1 acupuncture point (any point on any meridian)
  2. 2 category of 12 specific acupuncture points near the wrist or ankle, each lying on a different meridian (one of five categories collectively termed 五輸穴|五输穴)
腧穴
shù xué
  1. 1 acupuncture point

Idioms (4)

不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
  1. 1 an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
  2. 2 huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
空穴来风
kōng xué lái fēng
  1. 1 lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unfounded (story)
  3. 3 baseless (claim)
空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
  1. 1 wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
  2. 2 there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

Sample Sentences

有人的心原是虎穴，穴口的几朵蔷薇免不了猛虎的践踏；有人的心原是花园，园中的猛虎不免给那一片香潮醉倒。所以前者气质近于阳刚，而后者气质近于阴柔。
yǒurén de xīn yuán shì hǔ xué ，xué kǒu de jǐ duǒ qiángwēi miǎnbuliǎo měng hǔ de jiàntà ；yǒurén de xīn yuán shì huāyuán ，yuán zhōng de měng hǔ bù miǎn gěi nà yī piàn xiāng cháo zuìdǎo 。suǒyǐ qiánzhě qìzhì jìn yú yánggāng ，ér hǒuzhě qìzhì jìn yú yīnróu 。
Some people's hearts start out as tiger lairs, with the roses at the mouth of the tiger's lair inevitably being trampled by the tiger; some people's hearts start out as gardens, and the tiger in the garden is inevitably intoxicated by the fragrance. So the nature of the former is closer to masculine, and the nature of the latter is closer to feminine.
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至少要买一口好棺材。有的人家会修很豪华的墓穴，再立个墓碑。出殡那天请八九个青壮年把棺材抬到墓地去。还要请前来参加丧礼的亲戚朋友吃饭。
zhìshǎo yào mǎi yī kǒu hǎo guāncai 。yǒude rénjiā huì xiū hěn háohuá de mùxué ，zài lì ge mùbēi 。chūbìn nà tiān qǐng bājiǔ ge qīngzhuàngnián bǎ guāncái tái dào mùdì qù 。hái yào qǐng qiánlái cānjiā sānglǐ de qīnqi péngyou chīfàn 。
At the very least, you have to buy a good coffin. Some people construct really luxurious burial vaults and place a tombstone on top. On the day of the funeral procession, they'll find 8 or 9 strong, young people to help carry the coffin to the grave site. They'll also treat the relatives who came to the funeral earlier to a dinner.
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我经常找的一个师傅就是。他找穴位很准，按得很舒服。
wǒ jīngcháng zhǎo de yī gè shīfu jiùshì 。tā zhǎo xuéwèi hěn zhǔn ，àn de hěn shūfu 。
One of the masseuses I often go to did just that. He's really good at finding acupoints. His massages feel really good.
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又不是乱插，是插到穴位里。这样加热过的药可以直接进入身体，调理气血。
yòu bù shì luàn chā ，shì chā dào xuéwèi li 。zhèyàng jiārè guo de yào kěyǐ zhíjiē jìnrù shēntǐ ，tiáolǐ qìxuè 。
They don't just randomly stick you, they find your pressure points. The heat allows the body to immediately respond to the treatment, restoring the body's 'chi'.
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