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打撈

to salvage

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

da3lao1 • dǎlāo

Meaning

Primary

to salvage

Alternatives

salvage, salvaging, salvaged, salvages

Mnemonic

打撈 To salvage is 打 to strike a ship or treasure that is underwater into smaller pieces and then 撈 to dredge up those pieces in hopes of using or selling them.

Usage

他們 試圖 打撈 沉船。

They are trying to salvage the sunken ship.

這 次 打撈 行動 非常 順利。

This salvage operation went very smoothly.

我們 無法 打撈 出 所有 的 財物。

We couldn't salvage all the valuables.