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| Pronunciation |
: |
láo |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- firm; sturdy. (adj)
- prison. (n)
- fold (for animals). (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
牛 |
| Strokes |
: |
7 |
| Traditional |
: |
牢 |
| Usage |
: |
4.2% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
a prison; a cage (for locking up prisoners) |
Sentences:
| 1. He’s in the nick. |
| tā |
zài |
láo |
lǐ |
miàn |
。 |
| 他 |
在 |
牢 |
里 |
面 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 牢 |
: |
prison |
| 里面 |
: |
in |
|
| 2. He is in prison for tax evasion. |
| tā |
yīn |
táo |
shuì |
ér |
zuò |
láo |
。 |
| 他 |
因 |
逃 |
税 |
而 |
坐 |
牢 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 因 |
: |
because |
| 逃税 |
: |
dodge a tax |
| 而 |
: |
and |
| 坐牢 |
: |
to be imprisoned |
|
| 3. I held on the rope firmly. |
| wǒ |
láo |
láo |
de |
zhuā |
zhe |
shéng |
zi |
。 |
| 我 |
牢 |
牢 |
地 |
抓 |
着 |
绳 |
子 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 牢牢 |
: |
firmly |
| 地 |
: |
(particle) used after adverbial |
| 抓 |
: |
hold |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 绳子 |
: |
rope |
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