lāo

to fish up; to dredge up

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2Readings & Meanings

  • lāoto fish up; to dredge up

4Common Words with

大海捞针dà hǎi lāo zhēn

lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

打捞dǎ lāo

to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)

捕捞bǔ lāo

to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch

捞一把lāo yī bǎ

to profiteer; to gain some underhand advantage

捞什子lāo shí zi

encumbrance; burden; that awful thing (colloquial)

捞取lāo qǔ

to fish for; to seek profit (by improper means)

Other Characters Pronounced “lao”