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大牢 (dà láo): Prison (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

大牢 consists of 2 characters.

大 • dà • big • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

dà大

big

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

HSK 3.0 · L6

láo牢

pen, enclosure, prison

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Pinyindà láo

Meaningprison; jail

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 大牢

Tā他

yīn因

wèi为

tōu偷

dōng东

xi西

bèi被

guān关

jìn进

le了

dà大

láo牢

。

He was put in prison for stealing.

Gǔ古

dài代

de的

dà大

láo牢

tiáo条

jiàn件

hěn很

chà差

，

fàn犯

rén人

cháng常

shòu受

zhé折

mó磨

。

Ancient prisons had poor conditions, and prisoners often suffered torture.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 大牢.

Words with 大

大学Dà xuéuniversity; college
大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student
大家dà jiāeverybody
大人dà renadult
大小dà xiǎodimension
大衣dà yīovercoat
大熊猫dà xióng māogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
大厅dà tīnghall

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 láo

mend the fold after a sheep is lost / take remedial action

地牢dì láodungeon

坐牢zuò láoto be imprisoned; to serve time in jail

牢房láo fángprison cell