Hanzi

牢

firm/sturdy/fold (for animals)/sacrifice/prison

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

láo, lào, lóu

Bopomofo

ㄌㄠˊ, ㄌㄠˋ, ㄌㄡˊ

Jyutping

lou4

Example sentences

你要把剛學的單字記牢。

你要把刚学的单字记牢。

You must remember the words you just learned firmly.

他對公司的新規定有不少牢騷，卻沒有提出具體建議。

他对公司的新规定有不少牢骚，却没有提出具体建议。

He has many complaints about the company’s new rules, but he has not offered any concrete suggestions.

為了確保安全，工人們將支架焊接得非常牢固。

为了确保安全，工人们将支架焊接得非常牢固。

To ensure safety, the workers welded the supports very firmly.

他被關在陰暗的牢房裡。

他被关在阴暗的牢房里。

He was locked in a dark prison cell.

犯人被關在牢房裡。

犯人被关在牢房里。

The prisoner is locked in a cell.

雖然失敗了，但現在亡羊補牢還來得及。

虽然失败了，但现在亡羊补牢还来得及。

Although we failed, it is not too late to mend the fold now.

Example Vocabulary

亡羊補牢

wang2'yang2'bu3'lao2

to mend the fold after the sheep are gone; to take action after a loss to prevent further damage

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牢

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Example sentences

Example Vocabulary

牢

牢騷

地牢

坐牢

套牢

牢固

牢房

亡羊補牢

堅牢

滿腹牢騷

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