How to say “gap” in Chinese
gap, loophole, vulnerability
“Gap” in Chinese is 漏洞, lòu dòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
漏洞 is read lòu dòng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, under a roof, 雨 “rain”: the roof leaks.
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 同 tóng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “漏洞”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “gap” in Chinese?
“Gap” in Chinese is 漏洞, pinyin lòudòng.
What does 漏洞 mean?
漏洞 (lòudòng) means “gap, loophole, vulnerability”.
How do you write 漏洞?
漏洞 is 2 characters: 漏 (lòu) — leak; miss, omit; 洞 (dòng) — hole, cave. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 漏洞?
漏洞 is read lòudòng. Tones: lòu — fourth tone, dòng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“gap” in the lesson “Startup and failure”
This word is from the topic “Network and devices” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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