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lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
HSK 7-9
firm / secure
HSK 7-9
firmly / safely
HSK 7-9
reliable / solid and dependable
prison / dungeon
to keep in mind; to remember
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *牢* | 牢* | *牢
firm / sturdy / fold (for animals) / sacrifice / prison
HSK 6
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
prison
to immobilize with a lasso / to be trapped in the stock market
discontent / complaint / to complain
jail cell / prison cell
imprisonment
solid / strong / firm / secure
to whine / to be grouchy
to commit to memory
to clinch (a nail) / to nail down
jailer (old)
firm and solid / robust / reliable
lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom) / fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
to gaze intently at / to scrutinize
fallen into a trap
to be imprisoned
lit. belly full of complaints (idiom) / discontent / always moaning and complaining
(coll.) to serve time in prison; (Tw) (sarcastic) to live off the prison system (getting free meals)
to be behind bars
cage / trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) / fig. bonds (of wrong ideas) / shackles (of past misconceptions) / to trap / to shackle
inmate / cellmate
to go to prison / to be imprisoned
(in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)
tight-lipped
prison
jailer (old)
prison / jail
strong / firm
to fall into a trap / ensnared
prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed


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