拖累 meaning in English

tuōlěi

to encumber; to be a burden on

HSK 7-9verb19 strokes

Meaning of 拖累

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tuōlěi
  1. to encumber
  2. to be a burden on
  3. to implicate

Stroke order for each character

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拖 tuō · to drag · 8 strokes

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  8. 8

累 lèi · tired · 11 strokes

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  9. 9
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  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 拖累.

积累jīlěito accumulate; accumulation
拖鞋tuōxiéslippers; sandals
拖延tuōyánto delay; to put off
累积lěijīto accumulate
劳累láolèitired; exhausted
拖欠tuōqiànin arrears; behind in payments
累计lěijìto calculate the running total; cumulative
拖车tuōchēto tow; towed vehicle
连累liánleito implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4]
拖住tuōzhùto hold up; to hinder
累坏lèihuàito become exhausted
拍拖pāituō(dialect) to date sb

Questions about 拖累

What does 拖累 mean?

拖累 (tuōlěi) means "to encumber; to be a burden on" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 拖累?

拖累 is made of 2 characters: 拖 (8 strokes), 累 (11 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 拖累 an HSK word?

Yes. 拖累 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.