拉
lā
Pinyin

Definition

拉
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lā
  1. to pull
  2. to play (a bowed instrument)
  3. to drag
  4. to draw
  5. to chat

Character Decomposition

Compounds (3)

啦
lā
  1. 1 (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc
  2. 2 (phonetic)
  3. 3 (dialect) to chat
啦
la
  1. 1 sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
  2. 2 particle placed after each item in a list of examples
鞡
la
  1. 1 leg warmer

Related Words (20)

拉
lā
  1. 1 to pull
  2. 2 to play (a bowed instrument)
  3. 3 to drag
  4. 4 to draw
  5. 5 to chat
拉手
lā shǒu
  1. 1 to hold hands
  2. 2 to shake hands
拉肚子
lā dù zi
  1. 1 (coll.) to have diarrhea
拉风
lā fēng
  1. 1 trendy
  2. 2 eye-catching
  3. 3 flashy
拉面
lā miàn
  1. 1 pulled noodles
  2. 2 ramen

Idioms (8)

拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
  1. 1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
  3. 3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
  1. 1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
  2. 2 tied down by family obligations
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
  1. 1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
  1. 1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
老鼠拉龟，无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
  1. 1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
  2. 2 no clue where to start

Sample Sentences

我们为你提供拉萨深度游的信息，让你领略最正宗的甜茶馆，和藏民一起吃最地道的食物。
wǒmen wèi nǐ tígōng Lāsà shēndù yóu de xìnxī ，ràng nǐ lǐnglu:è zuì zhèngzōng de tián chá guǎn ，hé zàngmín yīqǐ chī zuì dìdao de shíwù 。
We provide you with in-depth information of Lhasa tours, allowing you to experience the most authentic sweet tea from tea houses and eat the most authentic Tibetan food.
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这里才是“最拉萨我们在“扎西客栈”等你来。
zhèlǐ cái shì “zuì Lāsà wǒmen zài “zhāxī kèzhàn ”děng nǐ lái 。
This is the “best of Lhasa." We await your arrival at "Zhaxi Inn".
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推拉
tuī lā
push, pull
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在那不勒斯、拉齐奥和利古里亚，狂风刮倒树木，多名路人被压身亡。
zài Nàbùlèsī 、Lāqíào hé Lìgǔlǐyà ，kuángfēng guādǎo shùmù ，duō míng lùrén bèi yā shēnwáng 。
In Naples, Lazio and Liguria, the wind blew down trees, and crushed many pedestrians to death.
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哎哎哎，又忘记先拉手刹了！
āi āi āi ，yòu wàngjì xiān lā shǒushā le ！
Hey you forgot to pull the hand brake again!
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哇，布达拉宫、唐古拉山、纳木错…都是我垂涎了很久的地方，无奈身体不好，不敢去海拔那么高的地方。
wā ，Bùdálāgōng 、Tánggǔlāshān 、Nàmùcuò …dōu shì wǒ chuíxián le hěn jiǔ de dìfang ，wúnài shēntǐ bùhǎo ，bù gǎn qù hǎibá nàme gāo de dìfang 。
Wow, the Potala Palace, Tanggula Mountain, Namtso…are all places I have been coveting for a long time, but I’m afraid to go to high altitude places due to my poor health.
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那我们要开始做B超了，麻烦妈妈帮我拉一下衣服。
nà wǒmen yào kāishǐ zuòBchāo le ，máfan māma bāng wǒ lā yīxià yīfu 。
We are going to look at the ultrasound scan. Mom, please help pull up my clothes.
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我喜欢吃日式拉面。
wǒ xǐhuan chī Rìshì lāmiàn 。
I like to eat Japanese ramen.
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4月25日下午，“世界的香格里拉”全国抖音挑战赛在云南省迪庆州正式启动。
yuè rì xiàwǔ ，“shìjiè de Xiānggélǐlā ”quánguó dǒuyīn tiǎozhàn sài zài YúnnánShěng díqìng zhōu zhèngshì qǐdòng 。
On the afternoon of April 25th, the "World's Shangri-La" National Tik Tok Challenge was officially launched in Diqing Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
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大赛期间，来自全国各地的抖音爱好者将通过中国最火爆的抖音短视频平台，结合当地独具特色的人文风貌，参与相关话题互动，向全世界推广“传说中的迪庆”和“世界的香格里拉”，并有机会获得价值19800元的迪庆旅游大奖。
dàsài qījiān ，láizì quánguó gèdì de dǒuyīn àihàozhě jiāng tōngguò Zhōngguó zuì huǒbào de dǒuyīn duǎn shìpín píngtái ，jiéhé dāngdì dújù tèsè de rénwén fēngmào ，cānyù xiāngguān huàtí hùdòng ，xiàng quánshìjiè tuīguǎng “chuánshuō zhōng de díqìng ”hé “shìjiè de Xiānggélǐlā ”，bìng yǒu jīhuì huòdé jiàzhí yuán de díqìng lǚyóu dàjiǎng 。
During the competition, Tik tok fans from all over the country will participate in Tik Tok‘s most popular video platform in China interacting in topics which will combine the unique local cultural features and promote the “Legends of Diqing” and “Shangri-La of the world”. And even have the opportunity to win the Diqing Tourism Award of 19,800 yuan.
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