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牢笼 (láo lóng): Cage (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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牢笼 consists of 2 characters.

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

HSK 3.0 · L6

láo牢

pen, enclosure, prison

笼 • lóng • cage; basket; container; to cover

lóng笼

cage; basket; container; to cover

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Pinyinláo lóng

Meaningcage; prison

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 牢笼

Niǎo鸟

ér儿

fēi飞

chū出

le了

láo牢

lóng笼

。

The bird flew out of the cage.

Tā他

jué觉

de得

zì自

jǐ己

bèi被

kùn困

zài在

shēng生

huó

活

de的

láo牢

lóng笼

lǐ里

。

He feels trapped in the cage of life.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 牢笼.

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
地牢dì láodungeon
坐牢zuò láoto be imprisoned; to serve time in jail
大牢dà láoprison; jail

Words with 笼

灯笼dēng lónglantern
笼罩lǒng zhàoenvelop; shroud
笼子lóng zicage / coop
笼统lǒng tǒngrough / general / generalization
樊笼

fánlóng

cage; confinement; trap

篝笼gōulóngbamboo basket or cage

鸟笼niǎo lóngbirdcage