Chinese word dictionary

笼鸟槛猿

lóng niǎo jiàn yuán · bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner

Word information

Simplified笼鸟槛猿
Traditional籠鳥檻猿
Pinyinlóng niǎo jiàn yuán
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 笼鸟槛猿

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.

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