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大捞一把

大捞一把 — “To make a killing”

大捞一把 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a killing”. To reap huge profits; to make a big haul. Literally, “make a big scoop”.

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大捞一把 Pronunciation and Pinyin

大捞一把 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
捞
lāo10scoop out; illicitly gain
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
把
bǎ7to hold, to grasp

Example Sentence with 大捞一把

市场行情好时,一些投机者总想趁机大捞一把。
When the market is good, some speculators always try to make a big killing.

Idioms Related to 大捞一把

Antonyms of 大捞一把

  • péi赔le了fū夫rén人yòu又zhé折bīng兵suffer a double loss

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

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Questions about 大捞一把

What does 大捞一把 mean?

大捞一把 (dà lāo yī bǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a killing”.

How do you pronounce 大捞一把?

大捞一把 is pronounced dà lāo yī bǎ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 大捞一把 literally mean?

Literally, 大捞一把 means “make a big scoop”. It is used to mean “to make a killing”.

What is the Chinese definition of 大捞一把?

乘机放手攫取利益

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