捞

HSK 7-9

lāo

fish out; retrieve from water; 'make money' (colloquial)

to dredge up

他把沉船里的财宝都捞出来了。

tā bǎ chén chuán lǐ de cái bǎo dōu lāo chū lái.

He salvaged all the treasures from the sunken ship

她从记忆中捞起这段往事。

tā cóng jìyì zhōng lāo qǐ zhè duàn wǎngshì.

She dredged up this past from her memory