拖 tuō

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

拖 tuō

Contains the radical

扌 shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰扌 shǒu ⿱亻也

Semantic compound

扌 shǒu

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渔民 yúmín 们 men 把 bǎ 鱼 Yú 拖 tuō 进 jìn 船舱 chuán cāng .

The fishermen hauled the fish into the port.

他 tā 把 bǎ 那些 nà xiē 花 Huā 拖 tuō 过来 guò lái 拽 yè 过去 guòqu ,结果 jiēguǒ 全 Quán 搞 gǎo 坏 huài 了 le .

He pulled the flowers about until he ruined them all.

孩子 háizi 们 men 又 yòu 累 lěi 又 yòu 饿 è , 拖 tuō 着 zhāo 沉重 chénzhòng 的 de 步伐 bùfá 高高兴兴 gāo gāo xìng xìng 地 de 回家 huí jiā 了 le .

Tired and hungry, but happy , the boys trudged home.

她 tā 声音 shēngyīn 甜润 tián rùn , 时而 shíér 口若悬河 kǒu ruò xuán hé ,时而 shíér 拖声拖 tuō 气 qì .

She had a sweet voice, sometimes rapid and sometimes drawling in her throat.

它们 tā men 的 de 前 qián 爪 zhǎo 还 Huán 可以 kěyǐ 用 yòng 来打洞 dòng 和 hé 拖 tuō 拽 yè 较 jiào 重 chóng 的 de 树干 shù gàn .

The forepaws are also used for burrowing and for dragging heavier logs.

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 拖 tuō in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
拖 tuō	to drag	拖 tuō
拖延 tuōyán	to delay	拖延 tuōyán
拖欠 tuō qiàn	in arrears	拖欠 tuō qiàn
拖车 tuō chē	to tow	拖車
拖鞋 tuō xié	slippers	拖鞋 tuō xié
拖拉机 tuō lā jī	tractor	拖拉機
拖累 tuō lěi	to encumber	拖累 tuō lěi
拖住 tuō zhù	to hold up	拖住 tuō zhù
拍拖 pāi tuō	(dialect) to date sb	拍拖 pāi tuō
拖把 tuō bǎ	mop	拖把 tuō bǎ
拖后腿 tuō hòu tuǐ	to impede	拖後腿
拖拉 tuō lā	to haul	拖拉 tuō lā
拖沓 tuō tà	dilatory	拖沓 tuō tà
拖拖拉拉 tuō tuō lā lā	to procrastinate	拖拖拉拉 tuō tuō lā lā
拖泥带水 tuō ní dài shuǐ	a slovenly job	拖泥帶水
拖动 tuō dòng	to drag	拖動
拖曳 tuō yè	to pull	拖曳 tuō yè
拖带 tuō dài	traction	拖帶
拖船 tuō chuán	tugboat	拖船 tuō chuán
拖网 tuō wǎng	dragnet	拖網
拖长 tuō cháng	to lengthen	拖長
拖轮 tuō lún	tugboat	拖輪
拖家带口 tuō jiā dài kǒu	dragged down by having a family to feed	拖家帶口
拖布 tuō bù	mop	拖布 tuō bù
拖堂 tuō táng	to drag out a lesson	拖堂 tuō táng