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    Expressing "cage" with 笼子 (lóngzi)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    在 + 笼子 + 里

    Explanation

    The noun 笼子 (lóngzi) means "cage," referring to an enclosure used to confine animals or, figuratively, people. It is often used with 里 to indicate being inside the cage. For example, 关在笼子里 means "locked in a cage."

    Examples

    • 那只小鸟被关在笼子里，看起来很可怜。

      Nà zhī xiǎo niǎo bèi guān zài lóngzi lǐ, kàn qǐlái hěn kělián.

      That little bird was locked in a cage and looked pitiful.

    • 他打开笼子，让兔子自由地跑出去。

      Tā dǎkāi lóngzi, ràng tùzi zìyóu de pǎo chūqù.

      He opened the cage and let the rabbit run out freely.

    • 笼子里的猫一直在叫，想要出来。

      Lóngzi lǐ de māo yìzhí zài jiào, xiǎng yào chūlái.

      The cat in the cage kept meowing, wanting to get out.

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