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牢牢

láo láo

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

牢牢 (láo láo) means "firmly; safely". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 牢牢 means

1. firmly
2. safely

The characters in 牢牢

• 牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast
• 牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast

Example sentences

• 他牢牢地抓住了她的手臂。
  He clutched her arm firmly.
• 装置被牢牢地固定在天花板上。
  Zhuāngzhì bèi láoláo de gùdìng zài tiānhuābǎn shàng.
  The device is attached fast to the ceiling.

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