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拖拉 meaning in English

tuōlā

to drag along; to haul

16 strokes

Meaning of 拖拉

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tuōlā
  1. to drag along
  2. to haul
  3. (fig.) to procrastinate
  4. shilly-shallying
  5. sluggish
  6. (computing) drag and drop
  7. (loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams

拖拉 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ发fā动dòng不bù了liǎo我wǒ的de拖tuō拉lā机jī。
I can't get my tractor started.
我wǒ能néng开kāi拖tuō拉lā机jī吗ma？
Can I drive the tractor?
当dāng鸡jī像xiàng煎jiān饼bǐng一yī样yàng平píng的de时shí候hòu, 那nà么me一yí定dìng是shì拖tuō拉lā机jī跑pǎo得de比bǐ它tā们men快kuài。
When chickens pancake-shape maintain, the tractor must have won again.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

拖 tuō · to drag · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

拉 lā · to pull · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 拖拉.

拉开lākāito pull open; to pull apart
拖鞋tuōxiéslippers; sandals
拖延tuōyánto delay; to put off
拖累tuōlěito encumber; to be a burden on
阿拉伯语ĀlābóyǔArabic (language)
拉拢lālǒngto rope in; fig. to involve sb
拖欠tuōqiànin arrears; behind in payments
拉动lādòngto pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity)
拉锁lāsuǒzipper
易拉罐yìlāguànpull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)
卡拉Kǎlākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
克拉kèlācarat (mass) (loanword)

Questions about 拖拉

What does 拖拉 mean?

拖拉 (tuōlā) means "to drag along; to haul".

How do you write 拖拉?

拖拉 is made of 2 characters: 拖 (8 strokes), 拉 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.