HSK · Level 66
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Chinese word
打捞
Pronunciation
Pinyindǎ lāo
Meaning
- verbfish out
Example
他在河里把钱包打捞上来。tā zài hé lǐ bǎ qián bāo dǎ lāo shàng lái
He fishes the wallet out of the river.
More examples
渔民清晨在海湾把一只小船打捞上来。yú mín qīng chén zài hǎi wān bǎ yì zhī xiǎo chuán dǎ lāo shàng lái
The fishermen fished a small boat out of the bay early in the morning.
Core concept
Something below the water's surface is drawn up into reach, from a lost object to a larger recovery effort.
Common phrases
把遗体打捞上来bǎ yí tǐ dǎ lāo shàng lái
fish out the body
从河道打捞出cóng hé dào dǎ lāo chū
fish out of the river channel
进行打捞作业jìn xíng dǎ lāo zuò yè
carry out salvage operations
Similar words
捞lāo: Take something out of water or liquid by scooping it up with a hand or tool.
回收huí shōu: Take back discarded things or resources for reuse or further treatment.
捡jiǎn: Take an object from the ground or floor by picking it up with the hand.
找回zhǎo huí: Track down something that was lost and take it back.
Definition in Chinese
把掉入水中或埋在水底的东西取出来，既可指简单取回也可指大规模的打捞作业。bǎ diào rù shuǐ zhōng huò mái zài shuí dǐ de dōng xī qǔ chū lái jì kě zhǐ jiǎn dān qǔ huí yě kě zhǐ dà guī mó de dǎ lāo zuò yè
Word origin
打 (dǎ, "carry out an action") + 捞 (lāo, "scoop up") forms a compound for carrying out the recovery of something below the water.
Usage tips
- In everyday narration, the verb often appears with a directional result such as 上来 (shànglái, "come up"), which makes the object's upward movement clear.
Opposites
- 舍弃shě qìdiscardverb
Related words
- 打捞设备dǎ lāo shè bèisalvage equipmentnoun
- 打捞员dǎ lāo yuánsalvage workernoun