牢固 meaning in English

láogù

firm; secure

HSK 7-9adjective15 strokes

Meaning of 牢固

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

láogù
  1. firm
  2. secure

牢固 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

绳shéng子zi不bù够gòu牢láo固gù,撑chēng不bú住zhù他tā。
The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

牢 láo · pen · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

固 gù · to solidify · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 牢固.

固定gùdìngto fix; to fasten
坚固jiāngùfirm; firmly
巩固gǒnggùto consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable
固执gùzhiobstinate; stubborn
顽固wángùstubborn; obstinate
牢牢láoláofirmly; safely
牢记láojìto keep in mind; to remember
凝固nínggùto freeze; to solidify
稳固wěngùstable; steady
固然gùránadmittedly (it's true that...)
根深蒂固gēnshēn-dìgùdeep-rooted (problem etc)
亡羊补牢wángyáng-bǔláolit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly

Questions about 牢固

What does 牢固 mean?

牢固 (láogù) means "firm; secure" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 牢固?

牢固 is made of 2 characters: 牢 (7 strokes), 固 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 牢固 an HSK word?

Yes. 牢固 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.