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老巢 (lǎo cháo): Lair (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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老 • lǎo • old; aged • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
lǎo老

old; aged

巢 • cháo • nest, den, lair
cháo巢

nest, den, lair

Word Info

Pinyinlǎo cháo
Meaninglair, hideout
Characters2
HSK—
Syntaxnoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 老巢.

Words with 老
  • 老师lǎo shīteacher
  • 老人lǎo rénold man or woman
  • 老家lǎo jiānative place
  • 老年lǎo niánelderly
  • 老是lǎo shialways
  • 老虎lǎo hǔtiger
  • 古老gǔ lǎoancient
  • 老公lǎo gōng(coll.) husband
Words with 巢
  • 巢穴cháo xuénests
  • 鸟巢niǎo cháoBird's nest
  • 卵巢luǎn cháoovary
  • 筑巢zhù cháobuild a nest
蜂巢
fēng cháo
beehive
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Example Sentences with 老巢

Jǐng警
chá察
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
de的
lǎo老
cháo巢
。
The police found the criminal gang's hideout.
Dí敌
rén人
yǐ已
jīng经
lí离
kāi开
le了
tā他
men们
de
的
lǎo老
cháo巢
。
The enemy has already left their lair.