HSK C6/V6
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/ láo /
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

As a Noun

enclosure for animals; pen; fold

1
Shǐláo
豕牢

pigpen; pigsty

As a Noun

sacrificial animal

2
Tài
láo

sacrificial ox

As a Noun

prison; gaol; jail

3
céngjīng
曾经
zuò
le
5
5
nián
láo
  

He was once in prison for five years.

4
Bèi
打入
láo
大牢

be put/cast/thrown in/into prison; be sent to prison

As an Adjective

firm; fast; durable

5
Zhèzhǒng
这种
xiàn
线
zhǒng
那种
xiàn
线
láo
duō
le
  

This kind of thread is more durable than that kind.

6
Láoláo
牢牢
de
zhuāzhù
抓住
shǒu
扶手

hold tight to the rail

7
Láoláo
牢牢
de
zhuāzhù
抓住
shéngzi
绳子

take a firm hold on the rope

As an Adjective

safe; reliable; dependable

8
Zuǐ
shàng
méi
máo
  
,
bànshì
办事
láo
  

A beardless young man is not dependable.