打捞 Traditional form: 打撈 Pinyin (reading): dǎlāo Definitions: to salvage to dredge to fish out (person or object from the sea) Characters: 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike 捞 - to dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water Traditional characters: 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike 撈 - to dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water