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title: "Laolao Meaning: 牢牢 (firmly) or 姥姥 (maternal grandmother)?"
description: "牢牢 (láoláo) means “firmly; securely”. Not the laolao you heard? See 姥姥. Hear its tones, see what 牢 and 牢 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laolao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 牢牢 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

牢牢 láoláo

## firmly; securely

## Its characters

1. 牢 láo firm
2. 牢 láo firm

## In a sentence

他牢牢地抓住了绳子。 He held on to the rope firmly.

道理并不复杂：树木和草能降低贴近地面的风速，它们的根系又能把土**牢牢**抓住，风刮过来时，能带走的沙就少多了。

From [“绿色长城”是什么？ · What is China's Great Green Wall?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chinas-great-green-wall#library-word-285-287)

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## Other words said laolao

- [姥姥lǎolaomaternal grandmother](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A7%A5%E5%A7%A5)

## More words with 牢

- [牢固 láogù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laogu)
- [牢记 láojì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laoji)

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