捞钱

撈錢
lāoqián
verb #30,188

Meanings

  1. 1 to make money by dubious means
  2. 2 to rake in cash
  3. 3 to fish for a quick buck

Examples

Tā zhǐ xiǎng zhe lāoqián, gēnběn bù guānxīn zhìliàng.
All he cares about is raking in money — quality means nothing to him.
Zhè zhǒng wǎnghóng jiùshì lái lāo yī bǐ qián de.
Influencers like this are just here to grab a quick stack of cash.

Tips

memory
literally means 'to dredge/scoop up (from water).' 捞钱 = scooping money out as if dredging a pond — the verb carries a slight whiff of disrepute, like the cash isn't quite cleanly earned.
register
Colloquial and faintly pejorative. Use 赚钱 (zhuànqián) for neutral 'to earn money'; 捞钱 implies the money comes easy, fast, or by cutting corners.

Stroke Order

lāo
qián