笼子 lóngzi cage
cage; basket; container
How to remember 笼子: 笼 basket + 子 child = cage.
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How it is used
- A cage or coop - 鸟笼子 (niǎo lóngzi) a birdcage; 把兔子关进笼子 to put the rabbit in the cage.
- Note the reading lóngzi (not lǒng). Everyday concrete noun for animal enclosures/baskets.
- Figurative 把权力关进制度的笼子 = confining power within a cage of institutions.