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| Pronunciation |
: |
tuō |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- to drag; to pull. (v)
- to delay; to drag on. (v)
- to trail. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
扌 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
拖 |
| Usage |
: |
5.5% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
delay; protract; drag |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
encumber; be a burden on |
| 6. |
|
|
: |
default; be behind in payment |
| 7. |
|
|
: |
be in deep love; make friends with the opposite sex |
Sentences:
| 1. He walked with a drag. |
| tā |
tuō |
zhe |
bù |
zi |
zǒu |
lù |
。 |
| 他 |
拖 |
着 |
步 |
子 |
走 |
路 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 拖 |
: |
drag |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 步子 |
: |
step |
| 走路 |
: |
walking |
|
| 2. Stop dragging. (Do not delay any longer) |
| bù |
yào |
zài |
tuō |
le |
。 |
| 不 |
要 |
再 |
拖 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 不要 |
: |
don’t |
| 再 |
: |
again |
| 拖 |
: |
drag |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating a request or a command |
|
| 3. He gave it a good mopping. |
| tā |
bǎ |
dì |
miàn |
hǎo |
hǎo |
de |
tuō |
le |
yí |
biàn |
。 |
| 他 |
把 |
地 |
面 |
好 |
好 |
地 |
拖 |
了 |
一 |
遍 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 把 |
: |
particle used to shift the object to before the verb |
| 地面 |
: |
floor |
| 好好 |
: |
nicely; properly |
| 地 |
: |
(particle) used after adverbial |
| 拖 |
: |
mop |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 遍 |
: |
time |
|
| 4. He was stalling for time to guess the correct answer. |
| tā |
tuō |
yán |
shí |
jiān |
lái |
cāi |
cè |
zhèng |
què |
dá |
àn |
。 |
| 他 |
拖 |
延 |
时 |
间 |
来 |
猜 |
测 |
正 |
确 |
答 |
案 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 拖延 |
: |
delay; protract; drag |
| 时间 |
: |
time |
| 来 |
: |
in order to |
| 猜测 |
: |
guess |
| 正确 |
: |
correct |
| 答案 |
: |
answer |
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