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牢牢 (láo láo): Firmly / securely (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

牢牢 consists of 2 characters.

pen, enclosure, prison

pen, enclosure, prison

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Adverb + Verb

láo牢

láo牢

kòng控

zhì制

neutral

control firmly

láo牢

láo牢

jì记

zhù住

neutral

remember firmly

láo牢

láo牢

zhuā抓

zhù住

neutral

grasp firmly

Idiomwith扎根

gēn根

shēn深

dì蒂

gù固

，

láo牢

láo牢

zhā扎

Example Sentences with 牢牢

wǒ我

láo牢

láo牢

dì地

zhuā抓

zhù住

mā妈

gēn根

formalWritten

deeply rooted and firmly established

mā妈

de的

shǒu手

。

I hold my mother's hand tightly.

tā他

láo牢

láo牢

dì地

zhǎng掌

kòng控

zhe着

gōng公

sī司

de的

hé核

xīn心

yè业

wù务

，

wú无

rén人

néng能

jí及

。

He firmly controls the company's core business, and no one can match him.

nǐ你

néng能

láo牢

láo牢

jì记

zhù住

zhè这

xiē些

fù复

zá杂

de的

gōng公

shì式

ma吗

？

Can you firmly memorize these complex formulas?

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tā他

láo牢

láo牢

jì记

zhù住

lǎo老

shī师

de的

huà话

，

nǔ努

lì力

xué学

xí习

。

He firmly remembers the teacher's words and studies hard.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

láo牢

láo牢

zhuā抓

zhù住

zhè这

tā她

láo牢

láo牢

dì地

suǒ锁

hǎo好

mén门

chuāng窗

，

wèi为

le了

què确

bǎo保

ān安

quán全

，

wǒ我

men们

bì

jǐn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

lín临

zhū诸

duō多

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

tuán

cì次

nán难

dé得

de的

jìn晋

shēng升

jī机

huì会

。

He did not firmly seize this rare promotion opportunity.

cái

才

ān安

xīn心

rù入

shuì睡

。

She securely locked the doors and windows before falling asleep peacefully.

必

xū须

láo牢

láo牢

zūn遵

shǒu守

jiāo交

tōng通

guī规

zé则

。

To ensure safety, we must strictly adhere to traffic rules.

团

duì队

réng仍

láo牢

láo牢

tuán团

jié结

zài在

yì一

qǐ起

。

Despite facing many challenges, the team remains firmly united.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 牢牢.

Words with 牢

牢固láo gù
牢记láo jì
牢骚láo sāo
亡羊补牢wáng yáng bǔ láo

Words with 牢

牢固láo gù
牢记láo jì
牢骚láo sāo
亡羊补牢wáng yáng bǔ láo