拉拉
Basic Meaning
v
Often used with hands, ropes, or vehicles to indicate physical pulling action.
to pull; to drag (something towards oneself or to make it follow).
用力使朝自己所在的方向或跟着自己移动。
Words:
拉锯拉纤拉车拉扯拉拽
Synonyms:
引拽拖扯
Antonyms:
Sentences:
- 他拉了一把椅子过来坐下。He pulled a chair over and sat down.
- 孩子们高兴地放风筝，在草地上拉着线跑。The kids happily flew kites, running on the grass while pulling the strings.
v
Common for transporting goods or people.
to transport by vehicle; to haul.
用车运送。
Words:
拉货拉客拉煤拉运拉场
Synonyms:
拖
Antonyms:
Sentences:
- 这辆卡车每天要拉很多货物去港口。This truck has to haul a lot of goods to the port every day.
v
Often used in a business or commercial context.
to solicit; to canvass (for business, customers, support).
招揽；延揽。
Words:
拉买卖拉生意拉客拉主顾拉赞助
Synonyms:
招揽
Sentences:
- 这位销售员很会拉生意，客户越来越多。This salesperson is very good at soliciting business; he has more and more clients.
v
Used with instruments like 二胡 or 小提琴, or for sounding an alarm by pulling.
to play (a bowed or bellows instrument); to pull (an alarm).
牵引乐器的弓子或风箱使乐器发出声响。
Words:
拉京胡拉手风琴拉二胡拉小提琴拉警报
Sentences:
- 爷爷喜欢在院子里拉二胡。Grandpa likes to play the erhu in the yard.
v
Informal in medical/physical contexts. Can be negative, as in 拉肚子 (have diarrhea).
to excrete; to have a bowel movement.
排泄（粪便）。
Words:
拉肚子拉稀拉屎
Sentences:
- 他可能吃了不干净的东西，一晚上都在拉肚子。He probably ate something unclean and had diarrhea all night.
v
Now mostly found in the idiom 摧枯拉朽.
(literary) to break; to snap; to smash.
〈书〉摧折。
Words:
摧枯拉朽拉朽拉折拉枯
Synonyms:
摧折
Sentences:
- 这支军队进攻时，有摧枯拉朽之势。When this army attacked, it had the force to smash everything in its path (like breaking dry wood and rotten things).
v
Can refer to physical distance, sound, or time.
to lengthen; to stretch; to increase the distance.
拖长；使加大距离。
Words:
拉长拉长声音拉开距离
Synonyms:
拖延
Sentences:
- 教练让他把腿向后拉，这样可以拉伸肌肉。The coach told him to stretch his leg back to lengthen the muscle.
v
Casual and colloquial for chatting.
to chat; to have an informal conversation.
闲谈。
Words:
拉话拉家常拉搭拉闲
Sentences:
- 吃完饭，邻居们喜欢在楼下拉家常。After dinner, the neighbors like to chat about everyday life downstairs.
v
Often implies practical help in difficult times or raising a family.
to help; to support; to bring up (a child).
帮助；抚养。
Words:
拉巴拉持拉拔拉把拉帮
Sentences:
- 他从小就没了父母，是奶奶一个人把他拉扯大的。He lost his parents when he was young; it was his grandmother who single-handedly raised him.
v
Can have a slightly strategic or calculating nuance.
to cultivate (a relationship); to rope someone in; to cozy up to.
笼络；联络。
Words:
拉关系拉交情拉近乎拉拢
Sentences:
- 他想拉拢几个同事支持他的新计划。He wants to rope in a few colleagues to support his new plan.
v
Often implies gathering people for a purpose.
to organize; to form (a team, group, or force).
组织（队伍、团队等）。
Words:
拉帮结伙拉队伍拉帮结派
Synonyms:
拢
Sentences:
- 他们打算拉一支队伍去参加这次比赛。They plan to organize a team to participate in this competition.
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