捞
lāo
scoop out of water; dredge, fish
- Strokes
- 10
- Level
- HSK 6 · TOCFL Level 4
- Frequency
- No. 2,541
- Traditional
- 撈
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What 捞 means
to fish up; to dredge up
Words with 捞
- 打捞dǎ lāoto salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)
- 捕捞bǔ lāoto fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch
- 大海捞针dà hǎi lāo zhēnlit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
- 捞一把lāo yī bǎto profiteer; to gain some underhand advantage
- 捞什子lāo shí ziencumbrance; burden; that awful thing (colloquial); nuisance
- 捞取lāo qǔto dredge up; to scoop up from the water; to fish for; to gain (by improper means)
- 捞外快lāo wài kuàito make extra money
- 捞女lāo nǚ(slang) gold digger; woman who pursues men for money
- 捞本lāo běnto get one's money back (esp. gambling); to recoup one's losings
- 捞油水lāo yóu shuǐ(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
- 捞稻草lāo dào cǎo(fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation); to take advantage of the situation (unscrupulously)
- 救捞局jiù lāo júsea rescue service; lifeboat service