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tuō
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to drag
  2. 2. to tow
  3. 3. to trail
  4. 4. to hang down
  5. 5. to mop (the floor)
  6. 6. to delay
  7. 7. to drag on

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 799243)

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Words Containing 拖

拖挂
tuō guà

to pull

拖链
tuō liàn

cable carrier (used to protect cables and hoses attached to a machine)

拖网
tuō wǎng

dragnet

夹脚拖鞋
jiá jiǎo tuō xié

flip-flops

拖曳
tuō yè

to pull

拖长
tuō cháng

to lengthen

拖拽
tuō yè

to pull

拖沓
tuō tà

dilatory

连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā

pushing and pulling (idiom)

拍拖
pāi tuō

(dialect) to date sb

拖延时间
tuō yán shí jiān

to procrastinate

拖吊
tuō diào

to tow (a car)

拖人下水
tuō rén xià shuǐ

lit. to pull sb into the water

拖住
tuō zhù

to hinder

拖轮
tuō lún

tugboat

拖拉
tuō lā

to drag along

拖债
tuō zhài

to default on a debt

拖曳机
tuō yè jī

tractor

拖行
tuō xíng

to drag; to tow

拖家带口
tuō jiā dài kǒu

dragged down by having a family to feed

拖车头
tuō chē tóu

trailer truck

拖挂车
tuō guà chē

18-wheeler

拖鞋
tuō xié

slippers

拖拖沓沓
tuō tuō tà tà

dragging one's feet

拖动
tuō dòng

to drag

拖车
tuō chē

to tow

拖堂
tuō táng

to drag out a lesson

拖雷
tuō léi

Tolui (1193-1232), fourth son of Genghis Khan

拖字诀
tuō zì jué

delaying tactics

人字拖鞋
rén zì tuō xié

flip-flops

拖驳
tuō bó

barge

拖宕
tuō dàng

to delay

布拖县
bù tuō xiàn

Butuo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

拖放
tuō fàng

drag-and-drop (computing)

地毯拖鞋
dì tǎn tuō xié

carpet slippers

拖延
tuō yán

to delay

拖泥带水
tuō ní dài shuǐ

lit. wading in mud and water

拖带
tuō dài

traction

拖油瓶
tuō yóu píng

(derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage

拖尾巴
tuō wěi ba

to obstruct

拖斗
tuō dǒu

small open trailer

拖下水
tuō xià shuǐ

lit. to pull sb into the water

拖移
tuō yí

to tow

拖儿带女
tuō ér dài nǚ

supporting a wife and children

拖把
tuō bǎ

mop

阿拖品化
ā tuō pǐn huà

atropinization

夹脚拖
jiā jiǎo tuō

flip-flops

拖累症
tuō lěi zhèng

codependency (psychology)

拖动力
tuō dòng lì

motive force

老鼠拖木锨,大头在后头
lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou

when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second

拖进
tuō jìn

to drag in

拖欠
tuō qiàn

in arrears

拖欧
tuō ōu

to go through a difficult and protracted process in withdrawing from the EU, as in the case of Brexit (a play on 脫歐|脱欧[tuō ōu])

拖地
tuō dì

to mop the floor

拖曳伞
tuō yè sǎn

parasail

拖船
tuō chuán

tugboat

拖磨
tuō mó

dawdling

拖地板
tuō dì bǎn

to mop the floor

拖慢
tuō màn

to retard

拖延战术
tuō yán zhàn shù

delaying tactics

拖布
tuō bù

mop

拖拖拉拉
tuō tuō lā lā

to procrastinate

拖累
tuō lěi

to encumber

拖走
tuō zǒu

to drag away

拖后腿
tuō hòu tuǐ

to impede

拖吊车
tuō diào chē

tow truck

布拖
bù tuō

Butuo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

拖牵索道
tuō qiān suǒ dào

anchor lift (ski-lift)

拖拉机
tuō lā jī

tractor

潜水装备拖轮箱
qián shuǐ zhuāng bèi tuō lún xiāng

diving bag

拟阿拖品药物
nǐ ā tuō pǐn yào wù

atropinemimetic drug