牢

láo

HSK 6freq #6012

Meanings

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láo

1.(literary) pen; fold (for livestock)
2.prison; jail
3.firm; secure; fast

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Wiktionary

1.pen; enclosure
2.prison; jail
3.firm; fast; durable
4.dependable; reliable
5.animal used for sacrificing
6.with grievance and toil
7.indicates continuous aspect
8.a surname, Lao

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Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 宀 (“pen; animal yard”) + 牛 (“cow”)

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Stroke order

Components

牢宀牛

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Example sentences

牢記他的建議。
Bear his advice in mind.
你為何沒有在牢裡？
Why aren't you in jail?
警察會把你關在牢裡。
The police will put you behind bars.
那個囚犯在牢裡待了兩個月。
The prisoner was behind bars for two months.
警方會把你關在牢裡二十年。
The police will put you behind bars for twenty years.
他因為謀殺案在牢裡待了十年。
He has spent ten years in jail for murder.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Related words

牢牢 firmly 牢固 firm 牢记 to keep in mind; to remember 牢骚 discontent 记牢 to commit to memory 套牢 to immobilize with a lasso 牢实 solid 牢靠 firm and solid 蹲牢 see 蹲大牢[dūn dà láo]地牢 prison 盯牢 to gaze intently at 嘴牢 tight-lipped