Hanzi
Traditional
籠
Simplified
笼

to cover/to cage/covering/also pr. [long2]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

lóng, lǒng

Bopomofo

ㄌㄨㄥˊ, ㄌㄨㄥˇ

Jyutping

lung4

Example sentences

燈籠 / 灯笼 dēnglóng
元宵節晚上到處都是紅燈籠。
元宵节晚上到处都是红灯笼。

On the night of the Lantern Festival, there are red lanterns everywhere.

喜慶 / 喜庆 xǐqìng
過年期間，大街小巷都掛滿了紅燈籠，氣氛非常喜慶。
过年期间，大街小巷都挂满了红灯笼，气氛非常喜庆。

During the Lunar New Year, streets and alleys are hung with red lanterns, making the atmosphere very festive.

籠子 / 笼子 lóngzi
那隻小鳥在籠子裡不停地唱歌。
那只小鸟在笼子里不停地唱歌。

That little bird is singing non-stop in the cage.

小籠包 / 小笼包 xiǎolóngbāo
這家餐廳的小籠包非常有名。
这家餐厅的小笼包非常有名。

The xiaolongbao at this restaurant are very famous.

好吃 hǎochī
這家餐廳的小籠包非常好吃。
这家餐厅的小笼包非常好吃。

The xiaolongbao at this restaurant is very delicious.

Example Vocabulary

燈籠

deng1'long2

lantern

回籠

hui2'long2

籠

long2

籠子

long2'zi

cage

籠罩

long2'zhao4

出籠

chu1'long2

小籠包

xiao3'long2'bao1

xiaolongbao; soup dumplings

牢籠

lao2'long2

籠屜

long2'ti4

籠絡

long3'luo4

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