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牢 (lou4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

牢 (lou4, láo) — firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison; to secure; cattle and sheep; a surname; sad; strong; firm; stable

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 牢不可破 (lou4 bat1 ho2 po3) — (proverb) something is very strong and unbreakable indissoluble; Or someone's b…
• 牢什子 (lou4 sap6 zi2) — variant of 勞什子|劳什子[lao2 shi2 zi5]
• 牢友 (lou4 jau2) — inmate; cellmate
• 牢固 (lou4 gu3) — firm; secure
• 牢子 (lou4 zi2) — jailer (old)
• 牢房 (lou4 fong2) — jail cell; prison cell

Chengyu with this character

• 亡羊補牢 — Losses already taken are a reason to fix the cause, not to give up. Used to encourage action after a failure: repair the hole, then carry on.

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