牢

láo

(literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast

nounadjective HSK 3.0 · Band 6

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牢

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

牢
  • 牢固láogùfirmB7
  • 牢记láojìto keep in mindB7
  • 牢牢láoláofirmlyB7
  • 牢骚láosāodiscontentB7
  • 亡羊补牢wángyáng-bǔláolit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost B7

See it in sentences

门没有锁牢。

The door is not locked firmly.

他记得很牢。

He remembers it firmly.