拖 tuō
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
拖
tuō
to drag, to pull
Character
Example phrases
- 他把沉重的行李一路拖到车站，累得满头是汗。 Tā bǎ chénzhòng de xíngli yílù tuō dào chēzhàn, lèi de mǎn tóu shì hàn. He dragged the heavy luggage all the way to the station and was sweating heavily.
- 孩子拖着小椅子走到桌子旁边。 Háizi tuō zhe xiǎo yǐzi zǒu dào zhuōzi pángbiān. The child dragged a small chair over to the table.
- 小狗拖着绳子在院子里跑来跑去。 Xiǎogǒu tuō zhe shéngzi zài yuànzi lǐ pǎo lái pǎo qù. The puppy ran around the yard dragging a rope behind it.
Related words
- 拖延 tuōyán to delay
- 拖累 tuōlěi to drag down; to burden
- 拖欠 tuōqiàn to be in arrears; to default on payment
- 掏 tāo to pull out, to dig out
- 捧 pěng to hold in both hands; (measure word for handfuls)
- 塞 sāi to stuff, cork
- 抛 pāo to throw
- 撒 sǎ to sprinkle
- 混合 hùnhé to mix, to blend
- 粘 zhān to stick, to glue
- 混 hùn to mix, to blend; carelessly
- 滴 dī to drip; measure word