- 洞穴 dòngxué cavea natural underground chamber or series of passages
- 穴位 xuéwèi acupointacupuncture point
- 穴居 xuéjū burrowingto live in a hole or burrow, especially of animals
- 巢穴 cháoxué hideouta place where criminals, rebels, or enemies congregate or conceal themselves
- 太阳穴 tàiyángxué templethe temple on the side of the head
- 墓穴 mùxué gravean underground chamber or pit used for burial
- 穴道 xuédào acupointacupuncture point
- 空穴来风 kōngxuéláifēng unfoundedbaseless; having no foundation in fact; (of a rumor or story) groundless; literally, wind from an empty cave
- 死穴 sǐxué Achilles' heela critical vulnerability or fatal weakness
- 点穴 diǎnxué pressure point strikeThe martial arts technique of hitting or pressing specific acupoints on an opponent's body to incapacitate them, often featured in wuxia fiction.
- 地穴 dìxué burrowA hole or tunnel in the ground made by an animal or occurring naturally as a pit.
- 走穴 zǒuxué tour(of itinerant entertainers) to tour, performing in various venues
- 经穴 jīngxué acupointAny acupuncture point located along the meridians of the body.
- 空穴 kòngxué electron holeelectron hole (physics)
- 蚁穴 yǐxué anthillant nest
- 龙潭虎穴 lóngtánhǔxué dangerous placeA place of extreme danger or a hostile environment; literally a dragon's pool and tiger's den.
- 武穴市 Wǔxué Shì WuxueWuxue, a county-level city in Huanggang City, Hubei
- 穴播 xuébō bunch planting
- 孔穴 kǒngxué holean aperture, hole, or cavity in a surface or solid body
- 岩穴 yánxué cavea natural cave or grotto in a rock or cliff
- 穴头 xuétou promoter(show business) promoter
- 匪穴 fěixué bandit denbandit den; rebel stronghold
- 淫穴 yínxué pussya vulgar or erotic term for the vagina or vulva
- 涌泉穴 yǒngquánxué Yongquan point(TCM) acupuncture point KI-1, located on the sole
- 百会穴 bǎihuìxué acupoint GV-20(TCM) acupuncture point GV-20, located at the top of the head
- 曲池穴 qūchíxué Quchi acupointQuchi acupoint LI11, at the lateral end of the elbow crease
- 挖穴 wāxué excavateto dig a hole, pit, or cave, often for planting or nesting
- 扁穴 biǎnxué tonsilthe tonsil, an anatomical structure in the throat (now more commonly referred to as [[扁桃体|扁桃體|bian3 tao2 ti3]])
- 坟穴 fénxué grave
- 穴居人 xuéjūrén cavemancave man
- 印堂穴 yìntángxué Yintang pointyintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows
- 穴脉 xuémài acupuncture pointpoints on the body used in traditional Chinese medicine to regulate the flow of vital energy
- 千里之堤,溃于蚁穴 qiānlǐzhīdī, kuìyúyǐxué negligenceA small oversight or minor flaw can lead to the total collapse of a massive undertaking; literally, an ant hole can cause a thousand-mile dike to burst.
- 穴鸟 xuéniǎo jackdawjackdaw (family Corvidae)
- 不入虎穴,焉得虎子 bùrùhǔxué, yāndéhǔzǐ nothing ventured, nothing gainedHow can you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); nothing ventured, nothing gained.
- 兽穴 shòuxué denanimal den
- 空穴来风未必无因 kòngxuéláifēngwèibìwúyīn founded rumorswind does not come from an empty cave without reason; there is no smoke without fire; rumors often have some basis in fact
- 八风穴 bāfēngxué eight wind pointsname of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot
- 腧穴 shùxué acupointacupuncture point
- 膻中穴 dànzhōngxué CV-17(TCM) acupuncture point CV-17, located in the middle of the chest
- 八会穴 bāhuìxué influential pointsthe eight influential points in acupuncture
- 蜜穴 mìxué vaginacolloquial or slang term for female genitalia (literally "honey hole")
- 俞穴 shùxué acupointacupuncture point
- 阴穴 yīnxué cavea dark, hidden cave or grotto
- 阿是穴 āshìxué ashi point(TCM) a tender spot that is not a standard acupuncture point
- 风穴 fēngxué wind cavea natural cave or opening through which air currents pass
- 会阴穴 huìyīnxué CV-1(TCM) acupuncture point CV-1, located on the perineum
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