牢牢

láoláo

adverb HSK 7-9 #10,210

Meanings

1 firmly
2 securely
3 tightly

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Examples

她牢牢地握住了我的手。

Tā láoláo de wòzhù le wǒ de shǒu.

She held my hand tightly.

这些知识牢牢地记在脑子里。

Zhèxiē zhīshi láoláo de jì zài nǎozi lǐ.

This knowledge is firmly memorized in my mind.

Tips

grammar

牢牢 is the reduplicated form of 牢, used as an adverb. Often followed by 地: 牢牢地 + verb.

Stroke Order

牢 láo