牢 láo

prison; stable, pen; secure

HSK 6 #1696

DEFINITIONS

牢 láo
  • firm
  • sturdy
  • fold (for animals)
  • sacrifice
  • prison

STROKES

牢 stroke order diagram
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WORDS

牢固 láo gù
HSK 6
firm; secure
牢骚 láo sāo
HSK 6
discontent; complaint; to complain
坐牢 zuò láo to be imprisoned
牢房 láo fáng jail cell; prison cell
牢牢 láo láo firmly; safely
地牢 dì láo prison; dungeon
牢狱 láo yù prison
大牢 dà láo prison
发牢骚 fā láo sāo to whine; to be grouchy
牢记 láo jì to keep in mind; to remember
监牢 jiān láo prison; jail
牢笼 láo lóng cage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals); fig. bonds (of wrong ideas); shackles (of past misconceptions); to trap; to shackle
亡羊补牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. 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
牢靠 láo kào firm and solid; robust; reliable
水牢 shuǐ láo prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
满腹牢骚 mǎn fù láo sāo lit. belly full of complaints (idiom); discontent; always moaning and complaining
画地为牢 huà dì wéi láo lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom); fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. 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
吃牢饭 chī láo fàn to do prison time (Tw)
吃牢飯 chī láo fàn to do prison time (Tw)
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)
嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢 zuǐ shàng méi máo ， bàn shì bù láo a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
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[zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2]
嘴上無毛，辦事不牢 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[zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2]
嘴牢 zuǐ láo tight-lipped
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