牢 牢 lao2
firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison

strokes 7
radical
牛
牛
strokes after radical 3
吃牢饭 吃牢飯 chi1 lao2 fan4
to do prison time (Tw)

大牢 大牢 da4 lao2
prison

地牢 地牢 di4 lao2
prison; dungeon

钉牢 釘牢 ding1 lao2
to clinch (a nail); to nail down

盯牢 盯牢 ding1 lao2
to gaze intently at; to scrutinize

蹲大牢 蹲大牢 dun1 da4 lao2
to be behind bars

蹲牢 蹲牢 dun1 lao2
see 蹲大牢

发牢骚 發牢騷 fa1 lao2 sao1
to whine; to be grouchy

画地为牢 畫地為牢 hua4 di4 wei2 lao2
lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom); fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities

监牢 監牢 jian1 lao2
prison; jail

坚牢 堅牢 jian1 lao2
strong; firm

牢房 牢房 lao2 fang2
jail cell; prison cell

牢固 牢固 lao2 gu4
firm; secure

牢记 牢記 lao2 ji4
to keep in mind; to remember

牢靠 牢靠 lao2 kao4
firm and solid; robust; reliable

牢靠妥当 牢靠妥當 lao2 kao4 tuo3 dang4
reliable; solid and dependable

牢牢 牢牢 lao2 lao2
firmly; safely

牢笼 牢籠 lao2 long2
cage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals); fig. bonds (of wrong ideas); shackles (of past misconceptions); to trap; to shackle

牢骚 牢騷 lao2 sao1
discontent; complaint; to complain

牢什子 牢什子 lao2 shi2 zi5
variant of 勞什子|劳什子

牢友 牢友 lao2 you3
inmate; cellmate

牢狱 牢獄 lao2 yu4
prison

牢狱之灾 牢獄之災 lao2 yu4 zhi1 zai1
imprisonment

牢子 牢子 lao2 zi3
jailer (old)

满腹牢骚 滿腹牢騷 man3 fu4 lao2 sao1
lit. belly full of complaints (idiom); discontent; always moaning and complaining

身陷牢笼 身陷牢籠 shen1 xian4 lao2 long2
fallen into a trap

身陷牢狱 身陷牢獄 shen1 xian4 lao2 yu4
to go to prison; to be imprisoned

水牢 水牢 shui3 lao2
prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed

套牢 套牢 tao4 lao2
to immobilize with a lasso; to be trapped in the stock market

亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2
lit. 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

陷入牢笼 陷入牢籠 xian4 ru4 lao2 long2
to fall into a trap; ensnared

嘴牢 嘴牢 zui3 lao2
tight-lipped

嘴上没毛，办事不牢 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢 zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 - ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)

嘴上无毛，办事不牢 嘴上無毛，辦事不牢 zui3 shang4 wu2 mao2 - ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2
see 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢|嘴上没毛，办事不牢

坐牢 坐牢 zuo4 lao2
to be imprisoned