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牢 láo

pen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
牛
Type
Ideograph
Made of 宀牛 ⿱宀牛

Memory hint: A stable 宀 where cattle are kept 牛

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  1. 这座桥建得非常牢固。
    Zhè zuò qiáo jiàn de fēicháng láogù.
    This bridge is built extremely sturdily.
    this (measure) bridge build (particle) very sturdy
  2. 你为什么总是发牢骚？
    Nǐ wèishénme zǒngshì fā láosāo?
    Why are you always grumbling?
    you why always emit grumble (question)
  3. 我们应该把地基打得更牢固一些。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi bǎ dìjī dǎ de gèng láogù yìxiē.
    We should make the foundation even sturdier.
    we should (marker) foundation make (particle) more sturdy some
  4. 这个架子不太牢固，别放太重的东西。
    Zhège jiàzi bù tài láogù, bié fàng tài zhòng de dōngxi.
    This shelf isn't very sturdy; don't put anything too heavy on it.
    this (measure) shelf not too sturdy, don't put too heavy (particle) thing
  5. 在长期的合作中，两家公司建立了牢固的信任关系。
    Zài chángqī de hézuò zhōng, liǎng jiā gōngsī jiànlìle láogù de xìnrèn guānxi.
    Through long-term cooperation, the two companies built a solid relationship of trust.
    at long-term (particle) cooperation in, two (measure) company establish-(particle) sturdy (particle) trust relationship

Words with 牢 (2)