lāo

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

捞 means to fish out; to retrieve from liquid; to profit illegally; to make a quick buck. Pronounced lāo. HSK 7-9.

  • to fish out; to retrieve from liquid
  • to profit illegally; to make a quick buck
  • to grab; to take casually

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

diào
zài
de
yào
shi
lāo
le
shàng
lái
 

He fished the keys that fell into the river out of the water.

ma
zhèng
zài
guō
lāo
fàn
 

Mom is scooping cooked rice out of the pot.

mín
men
měi
tiān
dōu
chū
hǎi
lāo
 

Fishermen go out to sea to catch fish every day.

yòng
wǎng
lāo
le
shuǐ
miàn
shàng
de
luò
 

He used a net to retrieve the fallen leaves on the water surface.

Nǎi
nai
lāo
le
pào
zài
shuǐ
de
hóng
zǎo
 

Grandma took the red dates out of the soaking water.