牢牢 meaning in English

láoláo

firmly; safely

HSK 7-914 strokes

Meaning of 牢牢

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

láoláo
  1. firmly
  2. safely

牢牢 in example sentences

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

他tā牢láo牢láo地dì抓zhuā住zhù了le她tā的de手shǒu臂bì。
He clutched her arm firmly.
装zhuāng置zhì被bèi牢láo牢láo地dì固gù定dìng在zài天tiān花huā板bǎn上shàng。
The device is attached fast to the ceiling.

Stroke order for each character

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

牢 láo · pen · 7 strokes

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牢 láo · pen · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 牢牢.

牢记láojìto keep in mind; to remember
牢固láogùfirm; secure
亡羊补牢wángyáng-bǔláolit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly
坐牢zuòláoto be imprisoned
牢房láofángjail cell; prison cell
地牢dìláoprison; dungeon
发牢骚fāláosāoto whine; to be grouchy
牢笼láolóngcage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals)
大牢dàláoprison
监牢jiānláoprison; jail
牢骚láosāodiscontent; complaint
牢狱láoyùprison

Questions about 牢牢

What does 牢牢 mean?

牢牢 (láoláo) means "firmly; safely".

How do you write 牢牢?

牢牢 is made of 2 characters: 牢 (7 strokes), 牢 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 牢牢 an HSK word?

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