墓穴 (mù xué) — grave vault; coffin pit (the excavated space within a tomb where the coffin is placed)

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Examples

• 考古学家在墓地发现了三座古代墓穴。
  Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài mù dì fā xiàn le sān zuò gǔ dài mù xué.
  Archaeologists discovered three ancient grave vaults at the cemetery.
• 盗墓者打开了墓穴，取走了里面的随葬品。
  Dào mù zhě dǎ kāi le mù xué, qǔ zǒu le lǐ miàn de suí zàng pǐn.
  Grave robbers opened the coffin pit and took the burial goods inside.
• 古代帝王为修建自己的墓穴耗费了大量人力和财力。
  Gǔ dài dì wáng wèi xiū jiàn zì jǐ de mù xué hào fèi le dà liàng rén lì hé cái lì.
  Ancient emperors spent enormous manpower and resources building their own grave vaults.

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