捞
Definitions
- 1. to fish up
- 2. to dredge up
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捞 is often used with 起 (pick up) or 上来/出来 (come up/come out) to specify direction.
Example Sentences
1 shown他从河里 捞 起了一条鱼。
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Words Containing 捞
to salvage
lit. to fish a needle from the sea
to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
to profiteer
encumbrance
to dredge up; to scoop up from the water
to make extra money
to get one's money back (esp. gambling)
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
(fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation)
lit. to dredge for money
sea rescue service
lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè]
see 大海撈針|大海捞针[dà hǎi lāo zhēn]
fishing (as a commercial activity)