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牢牢 (láo láo): Firmly / securely (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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牢 • láo • pen, enclosure, prison • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
láo
牢
pen, enclosure, prison
牢 • láo • pen, enclosure, prison • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
láo
牢
pen, enclosure, prison
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 牢牢.
Words with
牢
牢固
láo gù
firm; secure
牢骚
láo sāo
complaint; grievance
牢记
láo jì
bear 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 láo
dungeon
坐牢
zuò láo
to be imprisoned; to serve time in jail
大牢
dà láo
prison; jail
牢房
láo fáng
prison cell
4.
How to Use 牢牢 in Sentences
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
Idiom
with
扎根
gēn
根
shēn
深
dì
蒂
gù
固
，
láo
牢
láo
牢
zhā
5.
Example Sentences with 牢牢
tā
他
láo
牢
láo
牢
dì
地
zhǎng
掌
kòng
控
zhe
扎
gēn
根
formal
Written
deeply rooted and firmly established
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?
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
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.
tā
她
láo
牢
láo
牢
dì
地
suǒ
锁
hǎo
好
mén
门
chuāng
窗
，
cái
才
ān
安
xīn
心
rù
入
shuì
睡
。
She securely locked the doors and windows before falling asleep peacefully.
