牢

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What 牢 means

firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison

Ideographic: A stable 宀 where cattle are kept 牛

Made of 宀 + 牛

Words with 牢

• 坐牢zuò láoto be imprisoned
• 牢房láo fángjail cell; prison cell
• 地牢dì láoprison; dungeon
• 发牢骚fā láo sāoto whine; to be grouchy
• 牢牢láo láofirmly; safely
• 牢笼láo lóngcage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals); fig. bonds (of wrong ideas); shackles (of past misconceptions); to trap; to shackle
• 大牢dà láoprison
• 牢记láo jìto keep in mind; to remember
• 牢固láo gùfirm; secure
• 监牢jiān láoprison; jail
• 牢骚láo sāodiscontent; complaint; to complain
• 牢狱láo yùprison

牢 in a sentence

• 他牢牢地抓住了她的手臂。

  tā láo láo dì zhuā zhù le tā de shǒu bì 。

  He clutched her arm firmly.

• 停止发牢骚吧。

  tíng zhǐ fā láo sāo ba 。

  Stop grumbling.

• 牢记他的建议。

  láo jì tā de jiàn yì 。

  Bear his advice in mind.

• 那个囚犯在牢里待了两个月。

  nà ge qiú fàn zài láo lǐ dài le liǎng gè yuè 。

  The prisoner was behind bars for two months.

• 绳子不够牢固，撑不住他。

  shéng zi bú gòu láo gù ， chēng bú zhù tā 。

  The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.

Characters that sound like 牢

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