笼 lóng long lǒng

cage; cage-like basket

HSK 6 #1928

DEFINITIONS

笼 lóng
  • enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc
  • cage
  • basket
  • steamer basket
  • to cover
  • to cage
  • to embrace
  • to manipulate through trickery
笼 lǒng
  • to cover
  • to cage
  • covering
  • also pr. [long2]

STROKES

WORDS

灯笼鱼 dēng lóng yú lantern fish
睡回笼觉 shuì huí lóng jiào to go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning); to sleep in
笼嘴 lóng zuǐ muzzle (device)
笼屉 lóng tì bamboo steamer (for buns or dimsum)
笼槛 lóng jiàn cage (for animals)
笼鸟 lóng niǎo a caged bird
笼鸟槛猿 lóng niǎo jiàn yuán bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
罐笼 guàn lóng elevator cage (in mine)
蝈蝈笼 guō guō lóng cage for singing cicada
猪笼 zhū lóng cylindrical bamboo or wire frame used to constrain a pig during transport
猪笼草 zhū lóng cǎo tropical pitcher plant (i.e. genus Nepenthes)
身陷牢笼 shēn xiàn láo lóng fallen into a trap
陷入牢笼 xiàn rù láo lóng to fall into a trap; ensnared
打着灯笼 dǎ zhe dēng lóng literally 'holding a lantern'; used metaphorically to describe a futile or difficult search, as in 'searching even with a lantern'
笼罩着 lóng zhào zhe shrouded in; covered by; enveloped in (a disguise or veil)
笼中 lóng zhōng inside the cage; enclosed in a basket or cage
笼上 lóng shàng to shroud; to envelop (with a layer); to cover (with a layer)
笼着 lóng zhe enveloped in; covered with; surrounded by
笼罩着 lǒng zhào zhe covered or shrouded; the act of something being enveloped or surrounded by another material or substance
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