拖累

tuō lěi

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 帮忙 bāng máng 帮忙 bāng máng to help 帮忙是提供帮助，拖累是增加负担: to help

Related words

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• 累赘 léi zhuì 累赘 léi zhuì superfluous 拖累指动作或状态，累赘为名词，指多余、麻烦的人或事物: superfluous
• 包袱 bāo fu 包袱 bāo fu wrapping cloth 比喻负担，与拖累造成的状态类似: wrapping cloth

Synonyms

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• 连累 lián lěi 连累 lián lěi to involve 均指因某人或某事而受到牵连、受累: to involve

Usage notes

Collocations

常用“拖累某人”，例如：我不想拖累你。较少直接带宾语。

Common mistakes

拖累的“累”读lěi，不是lèi。在“劳累”中才读lèi。

Example Sentences

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我不想 拖累 你。

I don't want to be a burden to you.

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Words Containing 拖累

• 拖累症 拖累症 tuō lěi zhèng: codependency (psychology)

Child Words of 拖累

• 拖 拖 tuō: to drag
• 累 累 lěi: to accumulate
• 累 累 lèi: tired
• 累 累 léi: rope