拉网式 (lā wǎng shì) — a comprehensive, dragnet-style approach (to inspection, search, or investigation)

Definition

A 拉网式 approach means casting a wide net — checking, searching, or investigating everything in an area rather than a few targets. Implies thoroughness, not speed or precision.

noun
a comprehensivedragnet-style approach (to inspection, search, or investigation)

Examples

  • 拉网式。
    Jǐng fāng duì zhè piàn qū yù jìn xíng le lā wǎng shì jiǎn chá.
    The police conducted a thorough dragnet inspection of this area.
  • 拉网式。
    Xué xiào kāi zhǎn le lā wǎng shì ān quán yǐn huàn pái chá.
    The school carried out a comprehensive safety hazard screening.
  • 拉网式。
    Zhè cì lā wǎng shì diào chá fù gài le suǒ yǒu xiāng guān qǐ yè.
    This thorough investigation covered all related enterprises.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

拉网dragnet
拉lāpull网wǎngnet
动宾Verb + object
式shìstyle

拉网 suggests a dragnet and 式 gives a style sense, together meaning a sweeping approach.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
立
立lì拉lā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

Open 拉 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 網; 网 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
罔
罔wǎng網wǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 網 pairs 糸 (rope) with 罔 to give the sound; the simplified 网 is a later shorthand.

Open 网 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
工工gōngwork
Sound part声符shēngfú
弋
弋yì式shì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

Open 式 →

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