Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 捕捞 Catch

捕捞 

Pinyin: bǔ lāo 
Meaning：Fish, catch
Sentence: 最近几个月，泰恩经历了一系列失败的捕捞，老板对他非常不满，于是他决定在捕鱼季节结束前再一次出海。For several months Tyne has had a run of disappointing catches, and his boss was quite dissatisfied with him. So he decides to make one more trip before the end of the fishing season.

 

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捕： 

Pinyin: bǔ
Meaning: To seize; to catch
Radical: 扌
Stokes: 10
Traditional: 捕
Common words/Phrase:
捕捉 [bǔ zhuō] 【seize】
捕获 [bǔ huò] 【to capture】
捕食 [bǔ shí] 【prey on】
捕捞 [bǔ lāo] 【fish for】
捕杀 [bǔ shā] 【gun for】

 

捞： 

Pinyin: lāo
Meaning: Fish up
Radical: 扌
Stokes: 10
Traditional: 撈
Common words/Phrase:
捞取 [lāo qǔ] 【fish for】
打捞 [dǎ lāo] 【salvage】
捞外快 [lāo wài kuài] 【get extra money】
捞本 [lāo běn] 【win back lost wagers】