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lāo

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lāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lāo | lao1
English translation
to fish up
to dredge up
to dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water

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About lāo

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

lāo

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of lāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌劳

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

láo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and láo represents the sound. Simplified form of lāo .

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Example sentences using lāo

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yāo shì lāo dào 朱吟 Qiū de gān jiǎn , jiù yǒu diǎn jiǒng , —— ”

If he doesn't get Chu Yin - chiu's cocoons, he'll be in a bit of a jam - "

轻松 qīngsōng 捞取 lāo qǔ 利润 lìrùn de 可能性 kě néng xìng 吸引 xīyǐn le 一拨不良 bù liáng 商人 shāng rén

The prospect of easy profits has attracted the wrong kind of businessman.

sháo 捞起鸡骨头放回 le 炖锅 dùn guō

She scooped the chicken bones back into the stewpot.

被控 bèi kòng Cóng 经济 jīngjì Zhōng 捞取 lāo qǔ le 丰厚 fēng hòu de 油水 yóu shuǐ

He has been accused of skimming the cream off the economy.

把手 bǎshǒu 伸进淤泥 yū ní 捞摸结果 jiēguǒ 抓上来一只巨大 jùdà de 蟾蜍 chán chú

He grabbed into the ooze and came up clutching a large toad.

Words with lāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
lāo to fish up lāo
打捞 dǎ lāo to salvage打撈
捕捞 bǔ lāo to catch捕撈
大海捞针 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea大海撈針
捞钱 lāo qián lit. to dredge for money撈錢
捞一把 lāo yī bǎ to profiteer撈一把
捞取 lāo qǔ to fish for撈取
捞油水 lāo yóu shuǐ (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)撈油水
渔捞 yú lāo fishing (as a commercial activity)漁撈
水中捞月 shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè a hopeless endeavor水中撈月
捞外快 lāo wài kuài to make extra money撈外快
海底捞月 hǎi dǐ lāo yuè a hopeless endeavor海底撈月
捞本 lāo běn to recoup one's losings撈本
海底捞针 hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea海底撈針
捞稻草 lāo dào cǎo to fish for a straw撈稻草

lāo Decomposition & Compounds

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lāo Decomposition

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