Chinese word dictionary

笼罩

lǒngzhào · to envelop; to shroud

Practice word

Word information

Simplified笼罩

Traditional籠罩

Pinyinlǒngzhào

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

笼lóng

basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum

罩zhào

cover, shroud; basket for catching fish

How to learn 笼罩

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

灯笼dēnglong

lantern

口罩kǒuzhào

mask (surgical etc)

笼子lóngzi

cage; basket; container

笼统lǒngtǒng

general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague

罩zhào

to cover; to spread over; a cover; a shade; a hood; bamboo fish trap; bamboo chicken coop; (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back; (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible; (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4 de2 zhu4]) to have things under control; to be able to handle it