# 巢穴 (cháoxué)

In Mandarin Chinese, 巢穴 (cháoxué) means “lair; den; nest”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: lair; den; nest
- Pinyin: cháoxué (chao2 xue2)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 冬天快到了，松鼠正在修补巢穴。
  Dōngtiān kuài dào le, sōngshǔ zhèngzài xiūbǔ cháoxué.
  Winter is coming soon, and the squirrel is repairing its nest.

## Characters

- 巢 (cháo): nest
- 穴 (xué): cave; cavity

https://hanziro.com/word/chao-xue-lair/

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