Correct
捕捞 vs 捞
/ bǔlāo vs lāo /
Strokes
Formula
1
近海捕捞 (inshore fishing)
2
捕捞业 (fishing)
3
捕捞技术 (fishing technology)
Definition
捕捞 and 捞 both are Verbs, which means [fish for; catch; drag for].
Example
捕捞 simply means "to fish for and drag aquatic animals and plants"; 捞 has a more complicated meaning: "to fish for, to acquire by improper means, etc".
In the two examples, both words mean "to fish for" and so are interchangeable.
1
Zhè
这
wèi
位
yúmín
渔民
jīntiān
今天
bǔlāo
捕捞
(
lāo
捞
)
dào
到
bùshǎo
不少
há
虾
。
The fisherman caught a lot of shrimps today.
2
Yóuyú
由于
yúyè
渔业
zīyuán
资源
fāshēng
发生
wèntí
问题
,
zuìjìn
最近
zhèlǐ
这里
bǔlāo
捕捞
(
lāo
捞
)
bù
不
dào
到
duōshǎo
多少
yú
鱼
le
了
。
Due to the problem of fishery source, less fish can be caught here recently.
捕捞 is more literary, 捞 cannot be so used.
近海捕捞 (inshore fishing)
捕捞业 (fishing)
捕捞技术 (fishing technology)
3
Zhèxiē
这些
yúmín
渔民
cóngshì
从事
jìnhǎi
近海
bǔlāoyè
捕捞业
。
These fishermen are mainly engaged in offshore fishing.
4
Yóuyú
由于
bǔlāo
捕捞
jìshù
技术
de
的
tígāo
提高
,
yúyè
渔业
yě
也
yǒu
有
hěn
很
dà
大
de
的
fāzhǎn
发展
。
Owing to the improvement of fishing technologies, the fishery has developed greatly.
捞 has other usages.
5
Tā
他
yòng
用
xínghuì
行贿
děng
等
fēifǎ
非法
shǒuduàn
手段
,
lāo
捞
le
了
bùshǎo
不少
zhèngzhì
政治
zīběn
资本
。
He got quite a lot of political capital. (used figuratively)
6
Zhè
这
jiāhuo
家伙
dāngguān
当官
lāoqián
捞钱
lāo
捞
de
得
tài
太
lìhai
厉害
,
bèi
被
pàn
判
le
了
xíng
刑
。
The guy was too much to make money by abusing his official position, and was finally sentenced to the imprisonment. (to acquire through unlawful means)
7
Lìyòng
利用
zhíwù
职务
,
tā
他
zhè
这
jī
几
nián
年
lāo
捞
le
了
bùshǎo
不少
hǎochu
好处
。
She has made a killing these years. (to acquire through unlawful means)
8
Zhāngdàmā
张大妈
zhēng
正
cóng
从
yóuguō
油锅
lǐ
里
bǎ
把
zhá
炸
hǎo
好
de
的
yú
鱼
lāo
捞
chūlái
出来
。
Grandma Zhang is taking the fried fish out of the oil wok. (to fish for sth. from liguid)
9
Tā
她
de
的
jièzhi
戒指
bù
不
xiǎoxīn
小心
diào
掉
dào
到
xiǎo
小
shuǐgōu
水沟
lǐ
里
le
了
,
fèi
费
le
了
bùshǎo
不少
jìnr
劲儿
cái
才
lāo
捞
chūlái
出来
。
Due to carelessness, her ring dropped into the small drain. It took her great efforts to take it out. (to fish for sth. from liguid)
Mistake
捞 has other usages