牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ lou4 lung4

  • cage
  • trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals)
  • fig. bonds (of wrong ideas)
  • shackles (of past misconceptions)
  • to trap
  • to shackle

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 牢 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 人 ( rén jan4 ) 获得 獲得 ( huò dé wok6 dak1 ) 自由 ( zì yóu zi6 jau4 ), 究竟 ( jiū jìng gau3 ging2 ) 意味着 意味著 ( yì wèi zhe ji3 mei6 zoek6 ) 什么 什麼 ( shén me sam6 mo1 )? 难道 難道 ( nán dào naan4 dou6 ) 就是 ( jiù shì zau6 si6 ) 从 從 ( cóng cung4 ) 一个 一個 ( yī ge jat1 go3 ) 牢笼 牢籠 ( láo lóng lou4 lung4 ) 里 裡 ( lǐ leoi5 ) 巧妙 ( qiǎo miào haau2 miu6 ) 地 ( de dei6 ) 逃 ( táo tou4 ) 出来 出來 ( chū lái ceot1 loi4 ), 其实 其實 ( qí shí kei4 sat6 ) 只是 ( zhǐ shì zi2 si6 ) 置身 ( zhì shēn zi3 san1 ) 于 於 ( yú jyu1 ) 另一 ( lìng yī ling6 jat1 ) 个 個 ( gè go3 ) 更 ( gēng gang3 ) 大 ( dà daai6 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 牢笼 牢籠 ( láo lóng lou4 lung4 )。

    What does obtaining freedom really mean? It may seem like cleverly escaping out of a cage, but one just ends up in another bigger cage.

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