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Cavity in Chinese

cavity · HSK 7–9

腔 qiāng

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How do you say cavity in Chinese?

Cavity in Chinese is 腔 (qiāng). You can also say 窟窿 (kū long), 蛀牙 (zhù yá), 空洞 (kōng dòng).

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