牢牢
láo láo
Pinyin
Definition
牢牢
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- firmly
- safely
Character Decomposition
Idioms (3)
亡羊补牢
- 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 2 fig. to act belatedly
- 3 better late than never
- 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
满腹牢骚
- 1 lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)
- 2 discontent
- 3 always moaning and complaining
画地为牢
- 1 lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
- 2 fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
Sample Sentences
认命吧!以后的路得靠自个儿走。时时刻刻要多留个心眼儿。什么时候该说话,什么时候不该说话,什么人该靠近,什么人该提防,这些...... 算了,现在跟你说这些,你也听不懂。总之,你给我牢牢地记住一句话,我叫你做什么,你就做什么。小顺子,听明白了吗?
Get over it! From now on, you're on your own. You have to stay on your toes every waking minute. You need to know when you should speak, and when you shouldn't. You need to know who you should get close to, and who you should avoid. These...ah, forget it. You wouldn't understand this stuff now even if I told you. Basically, you need to remember one thing: Do whatever I tell you to. Do you understand, Xiao Shunzi?