虎穴龙潭 (hǔ xué lóng tán): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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虎穴龙潭
虎穴龙潭 (hǔ xué lóng tán): An extremely dangerous place or situation (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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虎 • hǔ • tiger
hǔ
虎
tiger
穴 • xué • cave, hole, cavity
xué
穴
cave, hole, cavity
龙 • lóng • dragon • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
lóng
龙
dragon
潭 • tán • deep pool; pond
tán
潭
deep pool; pond
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More common words that include characters from 虎穴龙潭.
Words with
虎
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
马虎
mǎ hu
careless
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
to wolf down one's food [idiom]
寅虎
yín hǔ
the Tiger (third of the 12 Earthly Branches)
猛虎
měng hǔ
fierce tiger
虎口
hǔ kǒu
tiger's mouth; dangerous situation; part of hand between thumb and index finger
母老虎
mǔ lǎo hǔ
tigress; fierce woman
老虎机
lǎo hǔ jī
slot machine
Words with
穴
巢穴
cháo xué
nests
洞穴
dòng xué
Cave
穴位
xué wèi
acupoint
墓穴
mù xué
grave, tomb
Words with
龙
水龙头
shuǐ lóng tóu
stopcock; tap; faucet
恐龙
kǒng lóng
Dinosaur
沙龙
shā lóng
salon / gathering
龙头
lóng tóu
leading position /faucet
Words with
潭
泥潭
ní tán
quagmire / mire
龙潭虎穴
lóng tán hǔ xué
a place of extreme danger or difficulty
龙潭虎窟
lóng tán hǔ kū
an extremely dangerous place or situation
穴居
xué jū
cave dwelling; living in caves
太阳穴
tài yáng xué
temple (part of the head)
龙潭虎穴
lóng tán hǔ xué
a place of extreme danger or difficulty
跑龙套
pǎo lóng tào
Play a minor role / Be an extra
来龙去脉
lái lóng qù mài
ins and outs / the details
画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng
To dot the dragon's eyes / To add the finishing touch
尼龙
ní lóng
nylon (loanword)
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Example Sentences with 虎穴龙潭
míng
明
zhī
知
shì
是
hǔ
虎
xué
穴
lóng
龙
tán
潭
，
tā
他
hái
还
shì
是
jué
决
dìng
定
qù
去
jiù
救
rén
人
。
Knowing it was a tiger's den and dragon's pool, he still decided to rescue the person.
zhè
这
piàn
片
sēn
森
lín
林
hǔ
虎
xué
穴
lóng
龙
tán
潭
，
lián
连
liè
猎
rén
人
dōu
都
hài
害
pà
怕
。
This forest is a tiger's den and dragon's pool; even hunters are afraid.
