Meaning of 漏洞
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- leak
- hole
- gap
- loophole
How to use 漏洞
漏洞 can be a literal hole or leak, but it is most often used figuratively for a gap in logic, a flaw in a system, or a legal or security loophole. Common verbs with it are 有 (yǒu, to have), 找 (zhǎo, to find), and 堵 (dǔ, to plug). Example: 这个计划有很多漏洞。(Zhège jìhuà yǒu hěn duō lòudòng.) This plan has a lot of holes in it.
Both 漏 (lòu, to leak) and 洞 (dòng, hole) have the water radical 氵 on the left. Picture water dripping through a hole, and you have a 漏洞, a place where something gets through when it should not.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 洞 (dòng) as 同 (tóng) or forget its water radical, since 同 is the part that gives the sound. Also, both syllables are fourth tone, so say lòudòng with two falling tones, not lóudòng.
漏洞 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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漏 lòu · to leak · 14 strokes
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洞 dòng · cave · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 漏洞.
| 泄漏 | xièlòu | (of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information) |
| 洞穴 | dòngxué | cave; cavern |
| 黑洞 | hēidòng | (astronomy) black hole |
| 山洞 | shāndòng | cavern; cave |
| 漏掉 | lòudiào | to miss; to leave out |
| 漏水 | lòushuǐ | (of pipes, ceilings, roofs etc) to leak water; to have a water leak |
| 遗漏 | yílòu | to overlook; to miss |
| 空洞 | kōngdòng | cavity; empty |
| 洞察力 | dòngchálì | insight |
| 防空洞 | fángkōngdòng | air raid shelter; bomb shelter; (fig.) place that protects bad people; hideout |
| 洞口 | Dòngkǒu | cave mouth; tunnel entrance |
| 洞房 | dòngfáng | secret inner room; bridal room |
Questions about 漏洞
What does 漏洞 mean?
漏洞 (lòudòng) means "leak; hole" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 漏洞?
漏洞 is made of 2 characters: 漏 (14 strokes), 洞 (9 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 漏洞 an HSK word?
Yes. 漏洞 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 漏洞 and 洞?
洞 (dòng) is any hole or cave, like 山洞 (shāndòng, cave). 漏洞 stresses a hole that lets something leak through, and it is usually used for flaws in plans, arguments, or systems.
How do you say a security vulnerability or bug in Chinese?
In computing, a security vulnerability is often called 安全漏洞 (ānquán lòudòng) or simply 漏洞. Fixing one can be described as 修复漏洞 (xiūfù lòudòng).