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
拉拢
lālǒng
to win over; to draw in
Characters in this word
拢 lǒng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 龙 dragon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他不断拉拢中间派议员，试图在投票前扭转局势。 Tā búduàn lālǒng zhōngjiānpài yìyuán, shìtú zài tóupiào qián niǔzhuǎn júshì. He kept trying to win over centrist legislators in an attempt to reverse the situation before the vote.
- 他请同学吃饭，想拉拢大家支持他。 Tā qǐng tóngxué chīfàn, xiǎng lālǒng dàjiā zhīchí tā. He treated his classmates to a meal, hoping to win everyone's support.
- 公司想用高薪拉拢那位技术专家。 Gōngsī xiǎng yòng gāoxīn lālǒng nà wèi jìshù zhuānjiā. The company wants to lure that technical expert with a high salary.
Related words
- 拉 lā to pull
- 拉开 lākāi to pull open; to pull apart
- 拉动 lādòng to drive; stimulate; pull along
- 拉链 lāliàn zipper; zip
- 易拉罐 yìlāguàn pull-tab can; aluminium can
- 靠拢 kàolǒng to move closer; to draw near; to align with
- 亏待 kuīdài to treat unfairly; to treat shabbily
- 宽松 kuānsōng loose; relaxed; lenient
- 敬而远之 jìng'éryuǎnzhī to keep a respectful distance
- 磨合 móhé to run in; to adjust; to get used to working together
- 求同存异 qiútóngcúnyì to seek common ground while reserving differences
- 裂痕 lièhén crack; rift