捞 撈 lao1
捞
lāo
to fish up; to dredge up

strokes 10
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strokes after radical 7
捕捞 捕撈 bu3 lao1
捕捞
bǔlāo
to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch

打捞 打撈 da3 lao1
打捞
dǎlāo
to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)

大海捞针 大海撈針 da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1
大海捞针
dàhǎilāozhēn
lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

海底捞月 海底撈月 hai3 di3 lao1 yue4
海底捞月
hǎidǐlāoyuè
to fetch the moon from the seabed (idiom); a hopeless illusion

海底捞针 海底撈針 hai3 di3 lao1 zhen1
海底捞针
hǎidǐlāozhēn
see 大海撈針|大海捞针

救捞局 救撈局 jiu4 lao1 ju2
救捞局
jiùlāojú
sea rescue service; lifeboat service

捞本 撈本 lao1 ben3
捞本
lāoběn
to get one's money back (esp. gambling); to recoup one's losings

捞稻草 撈稻草 lao1 dao4 cao3
捞稻草
lāodàocǎo
to fish for a straw; futile attempt to gain profit

捞钱 撈錢 lao1 qian2
捞钱
lāoqián
lit. to dredge for money; to make money by reprehensible means; to fish for a quick buck

捞取 撈取 lao1 qu3
捞取
lāoqǔ
to fish for; to seek profit (by improper means)

捞什子 撈什子 lao1 shi2 zi5
捞什子
lāoshízi
encumbrance; burden; that awful thing (colloquial); nuisance

捞外快 撈外快 lao1 wai4 kuai4
捞外快
lāowàikuài
to make extra money

捞一把 撈一把 lao1 yi1 ba3
捞一把
lāoyībǎ
to profiteer; to gain some underhand advantage

捞油水 撈油水 lao1 you2 shui3
捞油水
lāoyóushuǐ
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)

沙捞越 沙撈越 sha1 lao1 yue4
沙捞越
shālāoyuè
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲

水中捞月 水中撈月 shui3 zhong1 lao1 yue4
水中捞月
shuǐzhōnglāoyuè
to fetch the moon out of the sea (idiom); a hopeless illusion

渔捞 漁撈 yu2 lao1
渔捞
yúlāo
fishing (as a commercial activity)