牢笼

牢籠

láolóng

noun #18,715

Measure Word

一个牢笼 gè

Meanings

1 cage
2 trap
3 bonds (figurative)
4 shackles

Characters

prison; pen; firm

Examples

他想要冲破命运的牢笼。

Tā xiǎng yào chōngpò mìngyùn de láolóng.

He wants to break free from the cage of fate.

那只鸟终于飞出了牢笼。

Nà zhī niǎo zhōngyú fēichū le láolóng.

That bird finally flew out of its cage.

Tips

usage

Often used figuratively for oppressive situations: 冲破牢笼 (break free from one's cage), 身陷牢笼 (trapped in a cage).

Stroke Order

牢 láo

笼 lóng