How to Say ‘Is salvaged’ in Simplified Chinese
被打捞起
💬 Usage Tip: [打捞] means to recover or salvage typically from water.
🇨🇳 In China: This phrase mixes natural and metaphorical concepts, often used poetically.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
被
[bèi]
to be salvaged and lifted out
Describes the action of retrieving something from water and bringing it above the surface.
沉船被打捞起。
The sunken ship was salvaged and lifted out.
打捞起
[dǎ lāo qǐ]
to lift
To raise something to a higher level or position, particularly from below water.
失物被打捞起，找回来了。
The lost item was lifted out and recovered.
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