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| Pronunciation |
: |
lāo |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- to fish up / to dredge up. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
扌 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
撈 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
1.5% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
fish for; gain by improper means |
| 2. |
|
|
: |
fish for a needle in the ocean;look for a needle in a haystack |
Sentences:
| 1. You can scoop up more food from the bottom of a pot of soup. |
| nǐ |
kě |
cóng |
guō |
dǐ |
lāo |
chū |
tāng |
de |
hǎo |
dōng |
xī |
。 |
| 你 |
可 |
从 |
锅 |
底 |
捞 |
出 |
汤 |
的 |
好 |
东 |
西 |
。 |
. |
|
|
|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 可 |
: |
can |
| 从 |
: |
from |
| 锅底 |
: |
bottom of the pot |
| 捞出 |
: |
scoop up |
| 汤 |
: |
soup |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 好东西 |
: |
more food |
|
| 2. They are dredging for the dead body. |
| tā |
men |
zài |
lāo |
shī |
tǐ |
。 |
| 他 |
们 |
在 |
捞 |
尸 |
体 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他们 |
: |
they |
| 在 |
: |
right now |
| 捞 |
: |
dredge for |
| 尸体 |
: |
dead body |
|
| 3. He made a fast/ quick buck in the stock market. |
| tā |
zài |
gǔ |
piào |
shì |
chǎng |
dà |
lāo |
yī |
bǐ |
。 |
| 他 |
在 |
股 |
票 |
市 |
场 |
大 |
捞 |
一 |
笔 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 股票 |
: |
stock |
| 市场 |
: |
market |
| 大捞一笔 |
: |
reap fabulous profits |
|
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