HSK C6/V6
Correct
牢
/ 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
太
láo
牢
sacrificial ox
As a Noun
prison; gaol; jail
3
Tā
他
céngjīng
曾经
zuò
坐
le
了
5
5
nián
年
láo
牢
。
He was once in prison for five years.
4
Bèi
被
dárù
打入
dàláo
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
bǐ
比
nàzhǒng
那种
xiàn
线
láo
牢
duō
多
le
了
。
This kind of thread is more durable than that kind.
6
Láoláo
牢牢
de
地
zhuāzhù
抓住
fúshǒu
扶手
hold tight to the rail
7
Láoláo
牢牢
de
地
zhuāzhù
抓住
shéngzi
绳子
take a firm hold on the rope
As an Adjective
safe; reliable; dependable
8
Zuǐ
嘴
shàng
上
méi
没
máo
毛
,
bànshì
办事
bù
不
láo
牢
。
A beardless young man is not dependable.