拉网

拉網
lāwǎng
verb #18,023

Meanings

  1. 1 to drag a net
  2. 2 to cast a dragnet
  3. 3 to conduct a thorough search

Examples

Yúmínmen yīdàzǎo jiù chūhǎi lāwǎng le.
The fishermen went out to sea to drag their nets early in the morning.
Jǐngfāng lāwǎng shì sōusuǒ zhěnggè chéngqū.
The police conducted a dragnet search across the entire urban area.

Tips

usage
拉网 is commonly used as a modifier meaning 'dragnet-style' — a thorough, sweeping search that leaves nothing unchecked, like 拉网排查 (dragnet investigation).

Stroke Order

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