Chinese word dictionary

蹲苦窑

dūn kǔ yáo · (slang) to be behind bars

Word information

Simplified蹲苦窑
Traditional蹲苦窯
Pinyindūn kǔ yáo
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 蹲苦窑

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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