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地牢 (dì láo): Dungeon (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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地牢 consists of 2 characters.

地 • dì • earth; ground; place; land • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

dì地

earth; ground; place; land

牢 • láo • pen, enclosure, prison • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

láo牢

pen, enclosure, prison

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Pinyindì láo

Meaningdungeon

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 地牢

chéng城

bǎo堡

xià下

miàn面

yǒu有

yī一

gè个

dì地

láo牢

。

There is a dungeon beneath the castle.

qiú囚

fàn犯

bèi被

guān关

zài在

hēi黑

àn暗

de的

dì地

láo

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More common words that include characters from 地牢.

Words with 地

地图dì túmap
地方dì fangplace
地铁dì tiěunderground train; tube; metro
外地wài dìparts of the country other than where one is

牢

lǐ里

。

The prisoner was locked in a dark dungeon.

草地cǎo dìlawn

各地gè dìin all parts of (a country)

地址dì zhǐaddress

地点dì diǎnlocation

Words with 牢

牢固láo gùfirm; secure
牢骚láo sāocomplaint; grievance
牢牢láo láofirmly / securely
牢记láo jìbear in mind / remember
亡羊补牢wáng yáng bǔ láomend the fold after a sheep is lost / take remedial action
坐牢zuò láoto be imprisoned; to serve time in jail
大牢dà láoprison; jail
牢房láo fángprison cell