拉
lā
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels
Other reading: lá
to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slash
Other reading: là
used in 拉拉蛄 là là gǔ
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Characters
Examples
不要拉我的腿！
Bù yào lā wǒ de tuǐ!
Don't pull my leg!
汤姆拉小提琴。
Tāng mǔ lā xiǎo tí qín.
Tom played the violin.
他小提琴拉得很好。
Tā xiǎo tí qín lā de hěn hǎo.
He plays the violin very well.
Words with this character
拉开 lā kāi to pull open拉拢 lā lǒng to rope in阿拉伯语 Ā lā bó yǔ Arabic易拉罐 yì lā guàn pull-top can拉动 lā dòng to pull拉锁 lā suǒ zipper马拉松 mǎ lā sōng marathon考拉 kǎo lā koala拉比 lā bǐ rabbi拉链 lā liàn zipper沙拉 shā lā salad阿拉伯 Ā lā bó Arabian埃博拉 Āi bó lā Ebola堪培拉 Kān péi lā Canberra, capital of Australia伊拉克 Yī lā kè Iraq阿拉伯文 Ā lā bó wén Arabic斯拉夫语 Sī lā fū yǔ Slavic language东拉西扯 dōng lā xī chě to talk about this and that撒哈拉沙漠 Sā hā lā Shā mò Sahara Desert沙特阿拉伯 Shā tè Ā lā bó Saudi Arabia安拉 Ān lā Allah贝拉 Bèi lā Beira, Mozambique格拉 Gé lā Gera