捞

• 拼音: lāo
• 汉字拆解: 捞 = 扌(hand) + 劳 (labor, phonetic) — to fish out/scoop up

含义

To fish out; to scoop up; to retrieve from liquid. Also: to gain illicitly.

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).

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: water activities, colloquial for gaining

语气: varied

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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)

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal