Chinese Word: 籠 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

籠 (Simplified: 笼)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 22; Radical: 竹

Pictophonetic:龍 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 龍 [ lóng ] dragon; symbol of the emperor

Pinyin: lóng

English Definition:enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket; steamer basket; to cover; to cage; to embrace; to manipulate through trickery

Chinese Definition:
①用竹篾、木条编成的盛物器或罩物器：灯笼。熏笼。
②用竹篾、木条或金属丝等编插而成的养鸟或虫的器具：鸡笼。鸟笼。蝈蝈笼。
③旧时囚禁犯人的东西：囚笼。牢笼。
④用竹木或金属材料制成的有盖的蒸东西器具：笼屉。蒸笼。
⑤泛指包络之物：笼头。

Example Words:

籠子

lóng zi

cage; basket; container

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Pinyin: lǒng

English Definition:to cover; to cage; covering; also pr. [long2]

Chinese Definition:
①较大的箱子：箱笼。
②遮盖，罩住：笼罩。烟笼雾罩。
③概括而不分明，不具体，称“笼统”。

Example Words:

籠罩HSK 6	lǒng zhào	to envelop; to shroud
籠統	lǒng tǒng	general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague
籠絡	lǒng luò	to coax; to beguile; to win over

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Example Sentences

1		yún wù 云雾 lǒng zhào 笼罩 zhe 着 shān gǔ 山谷。 The valley is shrouded in cloud and fog.
2		jī hū 几乎 suǒ yǒu 所有 shàng hǎi 上海 rén 人 xǐ huan 喜欢 xiǎo lóng bāo 小笼包。 Almost all Shanghai people like xiaolongbao.
3		nà 那 zhǐ 只 xiǎo bái shǔ 小白鼠 zài 在 lóng zi 笼子 lǐ 里 wán shuǎ 玩耍。 The little white mouse is playing in its cage.
4		chūn jié 春节 qī jiān 期间 dà mén 大门 shàng 上 guà zhe 挂着 hóng dēng lóng 红灯笼。 During Spring Festival, the front door was decorated with red lanterns.
5		yuǎn fāng 远方 de 的 shān mài 山脉 fǎng fú 仿佛 lǒng zhào 笼罩 zài 在 yì céng 一层 bó wù 薄雾 zhī zhōng 之中。 The distant mountains looked as if they were shrouded in a thin layer of mist.

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1		yún wù 云雾 lǒng zhào 笼罩 zhe 着 shān gǔ 山谷。 The valley is shrouded in cloud and fog.
2		jī hū 几乎 suǒ yǒu 所有 shàng hǎi 上海 rén 人 xǐ huan 喜欢 xiǎo lóng bāo 小笼包。 Almost all Shanghai people like xiaolongbao.
3		nà 那 zhǐ 只 xiǎo bái shǔ 小白鼠 zài 在 lóng zi 笼子 lǐ 里 wán shuǎ 玩耍。 The little white mouse is playing in its cage.
4		chūn jié 春节 qī jiān 期间 dà mén 大门 shàng 上 guà zhe 挂着 hóng dēng lóng 红灯笼。 During Spring Festival, the front door was decorated with red lanterns.
5		yuǎn fāng 远方 de 的 shān mài 山脉 fǎng fú 仿佛 lǒng zhào 笼罩 zài 在 yì céng 一层 bó wù 薄雾 zhī zhōng 之中。 The distant mountains looked as if they were shrouded in a thin layer of mist.

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