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捞
lāo
to dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water
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⿰扌劳
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láo
劳
to labor, to toil; to do manual work
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HSK 5
Words Using 捞 (17)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
捞
↗
lāo
to fish up / to dredge up
6
lāo
捞
↗
HSK 6
to fish up / to dredge up
捞钱
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lāoqián
lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck
lāoqián
捞钱
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lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck
捞什子
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lāoshízi
encumbrance / burden / that awful thing (colloquial) / nuisance
lāoshízi
捞什子
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encumbrance / burden / that awful thing (colloquial) / nuisance
捞取
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lāoqǔ
to fish for / to seek profit (by improper means)
lāoqǔ
捞取
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to fish for / to seek profit (by improper means)
捞本
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lāoběn
to get one's money back (esp. gambling) / to recoup one's losings
lāoběn
捞本
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to get one's money back (esp. gambling) / to recoup one's losings
捞油水
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lāoyóushuǐ
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
lāoyóushuǐ
捞油水
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(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
捞稻草
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lāodàocǎo
to fish for a straw / futile attempt to gain profit
lāodàocǎo
捞稻草
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to fish for a straw / futile attempt to gain profit
救捞局
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jiùlāojú
sea rescue service / lifeboat service
jiùlāojú
救捞局
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sea rescue service / lifeboat service
水中捞月
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shuǐzhōnglāoyuè
to fetch the moon out of the sea (idiom); a hopeless illusion
shuǐzhōnglāoyuè
水中捞月
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to fetch the moon out of the sea (idiom); a hopeless illusion
沙捞越
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Shālāoyuè
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo [[婆羅洲|婆罗洲]]
Shālāoyuè
沙捞越
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Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo [[婆羅洲|婆罗洲]]