Word: 窑洞 (yáodòng) Traditional: 窯洞 窑洞 dictionary entry yáodòng yaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China) Full dictionary entry for 窑洞 Example sentences using 窑洞 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 你去过西北，住过窑洞吗？ Nǐ qùguo Xīběi, zhùguo yáodòng ma? Have you been to the northwest and stayed in a cave dwelling? 山坡上有三孔旧窑洞。 Shānpō shàng yǒu sān Kǒng jiù yáodòng. There are three old cave dwellings on the hillside.