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牢笼
牢籠
láolóng
1. cage
2. trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals)
3. fig. bonds (of wrong ideas)
4. shackles (of past misconceptions)
5. to trap
6. to shackle

Character Breakdown

牢
láo
pen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure
HSK 6 7 丶
笼
lóng
basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (2)

身陷牢笼
shēnxiànláolóng
fallen into a trap
陷入牢笼
xiànrùláolóng
to fall into a trap

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