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捞

lāo · lao

Traditional 撈

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to fish up
  2. to dredge up
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In a conversation

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Goldfish game

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)捞(lāo)金鱼(jīnyú)，你(nǐ)要不要(yàobùyào)一起(yīqǐ)玩(wán)？

    I want to scoop goldfish. Do you want to play too?

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，纸网(zhǐwǎng)一(yī)碰(pèng)就(jiù)破(pò)，要(yào)小心(xiǎoxīn)。

    Okay. The paper scoop breaks at one touch, so be careful.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)捞(lāo)了(le)五次(wǔcì)，一条(yītiáo)也(yě)没(méi)捞到(lāodào)。

    I scooped five times and caught nothing.

  4. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)捞到(lāodào)一条(yītiáo)大(dà)的(de)！

    Watch me! I caught a big one!

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)又(yòu)跳(tiào)回去(huíqu)了(le)。

    But it jumped back in again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)用(yòng)网(wǎng)把(bǎ)河(hé)里(lǐ)的(de)鱼(yú)捞(lāo)了(le)上(shàng)来(lái)。

He used a net to fish the fish out of the river.

02

厨(chú)师(shī)用(yòng)漏(lòu)勺(sháo)把(bǎ)面(miàn)条(tiáo)从(cóng)锅(guō)里(lǐ)捞(lāo)出(chū)来(lái)。

The chef used a slotted spoon to fish the noodles out of the pot.

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