画地为牢 huàdìwéiláo to restrict within a circle Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 画 畫 huà verb to draw to draw; to paint; to depict; to decorate with paintings or pictures地 dì noun earth The earth; the ground; land; soil; fields为 為 wéi verbpreposition to be to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as牢 láo noun prison prison; jail; a short form for 牢房 láofáng