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钉牢

dīng láo

2-character word Traditional 釘牢

What 钉牢 means

1. to clinch (a nail)
2. to nail down

The characters in 钉牢

• 钉dīngnail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth)
• 牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast

Sounds the same

Read dīng láo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 盯牢to gaze intently at; to scrutinize

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