打捞 dǎlāo to salvage
to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)
How to remember 打捞: 打 hit + 捞 to dredge up = to salvage.
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How it is used
- Specifically to fish/salvage something out of water - 打捞沉船 (dǎlāo chénchuán) salvage a sunken ship, 打捞尸体 recover a drowned body.
- Not general rescue; the object comes from water. For rescuing people use 救 or 营救.