捞

• Pinyin: lāo
• Desglose de hanzi: 捞 = 扌(hand) + 劳 (labor, phonetic) — to fish out/scoop up

Significado

Sacar del agua (con una red/cazo); pescar; también, coloquialmente, sacar tajada (a veces de forma poco limpia).

Physical meaning is scooping something from water. Colloquially used for gaining money or benefits, often with implications of improper means. Also in 捞面 (noodles scooped from boiling water).

Ejemplos

1. 他从水里捞起了一条大鱼。
2. 这些年他捞了不少好处。
3. 消防员把落水的孩子捞上来了。

Guía de uso

Contexto: water activities, colloquial for gaining

Tono: varied

Correcto

• 海底捞月是不可能的事。(Scooping the moon from the sea is impossible.)
• 他想趁机捞一把。(He wants to profit from the opportunity.)

Incorrecto

• 在正式场合用捞描述获利。(捞 for gaining money is colloquial with negative connotations — use 获得 or 赚 formally)

Origen e historia

Pictophonetic character. 扌(hand) indicates action; 劳 (labor, phonetic) provides sound.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal