牢固 láo gù ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨˋ lou4 gu3 HSK 7-9
- firm
- secure
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牢
- 坐牢 zuò láo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊ co5 lou4 to be imprisoned
- 牢牢 láo láo ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄠˊ lou4 lou4 firmly
- 牢记 牢記 láo jì ㄌㄠˊ ㄐㄧˋ lou4 gei3 to keep in mind; to remember
- 牢骚 牢騷 láo sāo ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ lou4 sou1 discontent
- 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ mong4 joeng4 bou2 lou4 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
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- 嘴牢 zuǐ láo ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄠˊ zeoi2 lou4 tight-lipped
- 地牢 dì láo ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄠˊ dei6 lou4 prison
- 坚牢 堅牢 jiān láo ㄐㄧㄢ ㄌㄠˊ gin1 lou4 strong
- 大牢 dà láo ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄠˊ daai6 lou4 prison
- 太牢 tài láo ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ taai3 lou4 (in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)
- 套牢 tào láo ㄊㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊ tou3 lou4 to immobilize with a lasso
- 水牢 shuǐ láo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄠˊ seoi2 lou4 prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
- 牢友 láo yǒu ㄌㄠˊ ㄧㄡˇ lou4 jau2 inmate
- 牢子 láo zǐ ㄌㄠˊ ㄗˇ lou4 zi2 jailer (old)
- 牢实 牢實 láo shi ㄌㄠˊ ˙ㄕ lou4 sat6 solid
- 牢房 láo fáng ㄌㄠˊ ㄈㄤˊ lou4 fong2 jail cell
- 牢狱 牢獄 láo yù ㄌㄠˊ ㄩˋ lou4 juk6 prison
- 牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ lou4 lung4 cage
- 牢靠 láo kào ㄌㄠˊ ㄎㄠˋ lou4 kaau3 firm and solid
- 牢头 牢頭 láo tóu ㄌㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ lou4 tau4 jailer (old)
固
- 凝固 níng gù ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨˋ jing4 gu3 to freeze
- 固执 固執 gù zhí ㄍㄨˋ ㄓˊ gu3 zap1 obstinate
- 固定 gù dìng ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ gu3 ding6 to fix
- 固有 gù yǒu ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ gu3 jau5 intrinsic to sth
- 固然 gù rán ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ gu3 jin4 admittedly (it's true that...)
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- 固体 固體 gù tǐ ㄍㄨˋ ㄊㄧˇ gu3 tai2 solid
- 坚固 堅固 jiān gù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˋ gin1 gu3 firm
- 稳固 穩固 wěn gù ㄨㄣˇ ㄍㄨˋ wan2 gu3 stable
- 巩固 鞏固 gǒng gù ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄍㄨˋ gung2 gu3 to consolidate; to strengthen
- 顽固 頑固 wán gù ㄨㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ waan4 gu3 stubborn; obstinate
- 胆固醇 膽固醇 dǎn gù chún ㄉㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄣˊ daam2 gu3 seon4 cholesterol
- 根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù ㄍㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨˋ gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3 deep-rooted (problem etc)
- 保固 bǎo gù ㄅㄠˇ ㄍㄨˋ bou2 gu3 to undertake to rectify any deficiencies in the quality of a building, product or service
- 加固 jiā gù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨˋ gaa1 gu3 to reinforce (a structure)
- 勃固 Bó gù ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨˋ but6 gu3 Pegu city in south Myanmar (Burma)
- 固件 gù jiàn ㄍㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gu3 gin2 (computing) firmware
- 固化 gù huà ㄍㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gu3 faa3 to solidify; to harden
- 固原 Gù yuán ㄍㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ gu3 jyun4 see 固原市
- 固始 Gù shǐ ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˇ gu3 ci2 see 固始县
- 固守 gù shǒu ㄍㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ gu3 sau2 to strongly defend one's position
Idioms with these characters
- 画地为牢 畫地為牢 huà dì wéi láo ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˊ waak6 dei6 wai4 lou4 lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
- 牢不可破 láo bù kě pò ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄛˋ lou4 bat1 ho2 po3 (idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid
- 满腹牢骚 滿腹牢騷 mǎn fù láo sāo ㄇㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ mun5 fuk1 lou4 sou1 lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)
- 固若金汤 固若金湯 gù ruò jīn tāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄤ gu3 joek6 gam1 tong1 lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
- 深闭固拒 深閉固拒 shēn bì gù jù ㄕㄣ ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄐㄩˋ sam1 bai3 gu3 keoi5 deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate
- 择善固执 擇善固執 zé shàn gù zhí ㄗㄜˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓˊ zaak6 sin6 gu3 zap1 to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
Example sentences
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绳子 繩子 不够 不夠 牢固 ， 撑 撐 不住 他 。
The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.
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