Meaning
firm; fast
Chinese: 关牲畜或犯人的地方，也表示坚固。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lao” becomes a different word in each tone. 牢 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 牢固láo gùfirm; secure
- 牢骚láo sāodiscontent; complaint; to complain
- 牢牢láo láofirmly; safely
- 牢记láo jìto keep in mind; to remember
- 亡羊补牢wáng yáng bǔ láolit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
Example Sentence
我们要把基础知识记得牢牢的。Wǒ men yào bǎ jī chǔ zhī shi jì de láo láo de.We should remember the basics firmly.
我们Wǒ menwe要yàoto want把bǎ(marks the object)基础jī chǔbase知识zhī shiknowledge记得jì deto remember牢牢láo láofirmly的deof。