# 笼子 (lóngzi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 笼子 (lóngzi) means “cage; coop; basket”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: cage; coop; basket
- Pinyin: lóngzi (long2 zi5)
- Traditional: 籠子
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Other readings: lǒngzi — large box; trunk; chest

## Examples

- 小鸟从笼子里飞出来了。
  Xiǎoniǎo cóng lóngzi lǐ fēi chūlái le.
  The little bird flew out of the cage.

## Characters

- 笼 (lǒng): to envelop; to cover; (used in 笼子) large box
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

https://hanziro.com/word/long-zi-cage/

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