牢 láo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- Made of
- 宀 roof 牛 ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
牢固
láogù
firm; solid; secure
Characters in this word
固 gù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 古 old, classic, ancient
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这座桥的基础是否牢固，不能只看外观，还要做长期监测。 Zhè zuò qiáo de jīchǔ shìfǒu láogù, bù néng zhǐ kàn wàiguān, hái yào zuò chángqī jiāncè. Whether the bridge's foundation is solid cannot be judged only by its appearance; long-term monitoring is also needed.
- 这把椅子做得很牢固，坐几十年也不会坏。 Zhè bǎ yǐzi zuò de hěn láogù, zuò jǐshí nián yě bú huì huài. This chair is made very sturdily and won't break even after decades of use.
- 他们的友谊很牢固，从小学一直到现在。 Tāmen de yǒuyì hěn láogù, cóng xiǎoxué yìzhí dào xiànzài. Their friendship is very solid, lasting from primary school until now.
Related words
- 牢 láo prison; firm, solid
- 牢记 láojì to keep firmly in mind; to remember well
- 牢牢 láoláo firmly; tightly
- 牢骚 láosāo complaint; grumble
- 亡羊补牢 wángyángbǔláo to mend the pen after sheep are lost; to take remedial action after a loss
- 固定 gùdìng to fix in place; fixed
- 坚固 jiāngù strong; sturdy
- 巩固 gǒnggù solid; to consolidate
- 固体 gùtǐ solid
- 根深蒂固 gēnshēndìgù deep-rooted; ingrained
- 固化 gùhuà to solidify; to become fixed or entrenched
- 固然 gùrán admittedly; no doubt; certainly