笼子

lóng zi · long zi/lǒng zi · long zi

Traditional 籠子

Meaning

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lóng zi 籠子

  1. cage; basket; container

lǒng zi 籠子

  1. large box; trunk; chest

In a sentence

2 examples
01

笼(lóng)子(zi)里(lǐ)的(de)蟋(xī)蟀(shuài)吃(chī)得(de)跟(gēn)野(yě)生(shēng)的(de)蟋(xī)蟀(shuài)一(yí)样(yàng)多(duō)。

A caged cricket eats just as much as a free cricket.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by kebukebu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)虎(hǔ)躺(tǎng)在(zài)笼(lóng)子(zi)的(de)中(zhōng)间(jiān)。

The tiger lay in the middle of the cage.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by sacredceltic · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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