隧 (suì) - Tunnel — an underground or underwater passage & a passageway through a mountain or under a

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Tunnel — an underground or underwater passage;

a passageway through a mountain or under a barrier.

Tunnel — an underground or underwater passagea passageway through a mountain or under a

Usage highlights

TunnelCave tunnelTunnel entranceTunnel engineeringTunnel visionWind tunnel

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 桥梁— Bridge (above ground vs. underground)
  • 地面— Ground surface

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The train goes through a long tunnel (隧道).
  • They built an undersea tunnel (海底隧道).
  • The subway tunnel (地铁隧道) was completed last year.
  • A tunnel boring machine (隧道掘进机) is used for construction.

Collocations

  • Tunnel(隧道)
  • Cave tunnel(隧洞)
  • Tunnel entrance(隧道口)
  • Tunnel engineering(隧道工程)
  • Tunnel vision(隧道视野)
  • Wind tunnel(风洞)

Idioms

  • Dark tunnel with no light(暗无天日的隧道)
  • Tunnel through mountains and bridges over rivers(穿山隧道, 跨河大桥)
  • The light at the end of the tunnel(隧道尽头的光明)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In Chinese engineering history, tunnel construction dates back to ancient mining and water projects.
  • Modern tunnel engineering represents technological advancement and infrastructure development.
  • Metaphorically used to describe difficult transitions or passages in life.

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