捞钱 (lāo qián) — (colloquial, derogatory) to make money by shady or opportunistic means, to grab money
Definition
捞钱 means 'to grab/scoop up money' in a shady or opportunistic way — the verb 捞 implies fishing something out, so the connotation is always negative (cheating, exploiting, scalping, corruption).
verb
(colloquial, derogatory) to make money by shady or opportunistic meansto grab money
Examples
- 捞钱，。Tā lì yòng zhí wù zhī biàn lāo qián, zuì hòu bèi kāi chú le.He used his position to grab money and was eventually fired.
- 捞钱，。Zhè xiē rén kào dǎo mài mén piào lāo qián, tài bú dào dé le.These people make money by scalping tickets — it's really unethical.
- 。Tā zài nà bǐ shēng yì zhōng lāo le yí dà bǐ qián.He scooped up a huge sum of money from that deal.
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