Word: 撈 (lāo)

撈 is how 捞 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 捞

撈 dictionary entry

lāo: to fish up; to dredge up

Full dictionary entry for 撈

Example sentences using 撈

12 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

吃撈面不打鹵，白條兒

chī lāo miàn bù dǎ lǔ, báitiáo ér

Eating noodles without gravy: plain strips
城隍爺掉井里，撈不起您的大駕

Chénghuáng yé diào jǐng lǐ, lāo bù qǐ nín de dà jià

The City God falls into a well: we can't fish (trouble) your honoured self
開水里撈肥皂，全憑手快

kāishuǐ li lāo féizào, quán píng shǒukuài

fishing soap out of boiling water: it all depends on quick hands
懷裡的笊籬,撈心

huáilǐ de zhàoli,lāo xīn

a strainer ladle in one's bosom: scoops (toils) the heart
染缸里撈不出白布來

rǎngāng li lāo bù chū báibù lái

you can't fish white cloth out of a dye vat
水中明月，看得見，撈不著

shuǐ zhōng míngyuè, kàndejiàn, lāo bù zháo

the bright moon in the water: you can see it but can't scoop it up
清水河里撈魚蝦,看得一清二楚

Qīngshuǐhé li lāo yúxiā,kàn de yìqīng'èrchǔ

catching fish and shrimp in a clear river: seen perfectly clearly
漁民從湖底撈出一口舊鐘。

Yúmín cóng hú dǐ lāo chū yìkǒu jiù zhōng.

A fisherman dredged an old bell up from the bottom of the lake.
貓吃雞食，撈現成的

māo chī jī shí, lāo xiànchéng de

a cat eating chicken feed: grabbing what's ready-made
癱子掉在井里，撈起來也是坐

tānzi diào zài jǐng lǐ, lāo qǐlai yě shì zuò

A paralysed man falls into a well: when he's fished out he's still sitting (doing)
皮笊籬下鍋，一撈一個罄盡

pí zhàoli xiàguō, yì lāo yí gè qìngjìn

a leather strainer in the pot: one scoop takes everything
請幫我把水里的球撈出來。

Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ shuǐ lǐ de qiú lāo chūlái.

Please help me fish the ball out of the water.