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láo
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. firm
  2. 2. sturdy
  3. 3. sacrifice
  4. 4. prison

Example Sentences

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他是個兇手,應該進到 裡。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5505595)

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Words Containing 牢

牢房
láo fáng

jail cell

牢骚
láo sāo

discontent

牢狱
láo yù

prison

牢固
láo gù

firm

盯牢
dīng láo

to gaze intently at

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)

水牢
shuǐ láo

prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed

牢狱之灾
láo yù zhī zāi

imprisonment

嘴上没毛,办事不牢
zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo

a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)

太牢
tài láo

(in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)

钉牢
dīng láo

to clinch (a nail)

身陷牢笼
shēn xiàn láo lóng

fallen into a trap

蹲大牢
dūn dà láo

to be behind bars

牢笼
láo lóng

cage

牢牢
láo láo

firmly

坚牢
jiān láo

strong

满腹牢骚
mǎn fù láo sāo

lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)

监牢
jiān láo

prison

牢记
láo jì

to keep in mind

套牢
tào láo

to immobilize with a lasso

大牢
dà láo

prison

陷入牢笼
xiàn rù láo lóng

to fall into a trap

牢靠
láo kào

firm and solid

牢友
láo yǒu

inmate

坐牢
zuò láo
嘴牢
zuǐ láo

tight-lipped

画地为牢
huà dì wéi láo

lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)

牢实
láo shi

solid

蹲牢
dūn láo

see 蹲大牢[dūn dà láo]

牢靠妥当
láo kào tuǒ dàng

reliable

发牢骚
fā láo sāo

to whine

地牢
dì láo

prison

身陷牢狱
shēn xiàn láo yù

to go to prison

嘴上无毛,办事不牢
zuǐ shàng wú máo , bàn shì bù láo

see 嘴上沒毛,辦事不牢|嘴上没毛,办事不牢[zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo]