Definition
拉网 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to pull a fishing net' — literally 'pull net'. As a separable verb, you can insert measure words, duration, or 了 between 拉 and 网, e.g., 拉了三遍网 ('pulled the net three times') or 拉了一整天网 ('pulled nets all day'). It is also used metaphorically in phrases like '拉网行动' (dragnet operation) to mean a large-scale search or sweep.
v.o.
to pull a fishing netto haul in a fishing net
Examples
- 拉网。Yúmínmen měitiān zǎoshang chū hǎi lā.The fishermen go out to sea every morning to pull nets.
- 。Tāmen jīntiān lā le sān biàn wǎng cái bǔ dào yú.Today they pulled the net three times before catching fish.
- 拉网。Jǐngfāng zhǎnkāi le yí cì dà guīmó de lā xíngdòng.The police launched a large-scale dragnet operation.
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