拉 lā
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 立 to stand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
拉动
lādòng
to drive; stimulate; pull along
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 新能源汽车销量上升，明显拉动了相关电池材料的需求。 Xīn néngyuán qìchē xiāoliàng shàngshēng, míngxiǎn lādòng le xiāngguān diànchí cáiliào de xūqiú. Rising sales of new-energy vehicles have clearly driven demand for related battery materials.
- 旅游业的发展拉动了当地的经济。 Lǚyóuyè de fāzhǎn lādòng le dāngdì de jīngjì. The growth of tourism has boosted the local economy.
- 一匹马拉动着沉重的木车慢慢往前走。 Yì pǐ mǎ lādòng zhe chénzhòng de mùchē mànman wǎng qián zǒu. A horse slowly pulled the heavy wooden cart forward.
Related words
- 拉 lā to pull
- 拉开 lākāi to pull open; to pull apart
- 拉链 lāliàn zipper; zip
- 拉拢 lālǒng to win over; to draw in
- 易拉罐 yìlāguàn pull-tab can; aluminium can
- 动 dòng to move
- 动作 dòngzuò movement, action
- 动物 dòngwù animal
- 动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo
- 感动 gǎndòng to be moved
- 活动 huódòng event; activity
- 行动 xíngdòng to take action