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牢

láo

prison; stable, pen; secure

Strokes
7
Radical
牛
HSK
6
Tone
2

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我牢记此事。

    Wǒ láo jì cǐ shì

    I remember it well.

  • 他牢牢地抓住了她的手臂。

    Tā láo láo de zhuā zhù le tā de shǒu bì

    He clutched her arm firmly.

  • 每人心里都有牢骚。

    Měi rén xīn li dōu yǒu láo sāo

    Everyone has something that's troubling him.

  • 绳子不够牢固，撑不住他。

    Shéng zi bù gòu láo gù chēng bù zhù tā

    The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 牢

  • 牢láo 2firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison
  • 牢固láo gù 2–4 firm; secure
  • 牢骚láo sāo 2–1 discontent; complaint; to complain
  • 牢牢láo láo 2–2 firmly; safely
  • 牢记láo jì 2–4 to keep in mind; to remember
  • 亡羊补牢wáng yáng bǔ láo 2–2–3–2lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted