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tunnel in Chinese

tunnel in Chinese is 隧道 — tunnel means an underground or underwater passage, often built for travel.

tunnel in Chinese

隧道
noun
Pronounced: suì dào
An underground or underwater passage.

What does "tunnel" mean?

  1. noun An underground or underwater passage, often built for travel.
    "Cars slowed down as they entered the tunnel under the river."
  2. verb To dig or build a passage through or under something.
    "The prisoners tunnelled under the wall using nothing but spoons."
  3. noun In networking, a method of carrying one protocol's traffic inside another, often for security.
    "You can set up a secure tunnel between the two offices."
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tunnel in a sentence

  • Cars slowed down as they entered the tunnel under the river.
  • The train disappeared into a long tunnel through the mountain.
  • The prisoners tunnelled under the wall using nothing but spoons.
  • Engineers are tunnelling through the hillside to build a new railway line.

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What is "tunnel" in Chinese?
"tunnel" in Chinese is 隧道. tunnel means: An underground or underwater passage, often built for travel.
How do you pronounce 隧道?
"tunnel" in Chinese is 隧道, pronounced "suì dào".
How do you use "tunnel" in a sentence?
Example: "Cars slowed down as they entered the tunnel under the river." In Chinese, "tunnel" is 隧道.
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