HSK 4 HSK C2/W2/V2
Correct

拉

/ lā / 
Strokes

Definition

to pull/to play (a bowed instrument)/to drag/to draw/to chat

Example

As a Verb

pull; draw; drag; tug

1
Liǎng
两
gè
个
xiǎogūniáng
小姑娘
shǒulāshǒu
手拉手
dì
地
zǒu
走
le
了
  
。

The two little girls went off hand in hand.

2
Bǎ
把
yǐzi
椅子
lā
拉
guòlái
过来
  
,
wǒmen
我们
liáoliáo
聊聊
  
。

Draw up your chair and let's have a chat.

3
Bǎ
把
shéngzi
绳子
zài
再
lā
拉
jǐn
紧
diǎnr  
点儿
  
!

Tighten the rope a bit more, please!

4
Yònglì
用力
lā
拉

give sth a good pull/tug

5
Lā
拉
zhù
住
bù
不
fàng
放

grab sb/sth and will not let go

6
Lāzhí
拉直

pull straight

7
Lā
拉
xià
下

pull/draw down

8
Lāduàn
拉断

pull sth apart/asunder

9
Lā
拉
dào
到
yībiān
一边

draw/pull aside

10
Lā
拉
chūqù
出去

drag/pull out

11
Bǎ
把
chuán
船
lā
拉
shàngàn
上岸

draw/haul a boat ashore

12
Lā
拉
xiùzi
袖子

tug at sb's sleeve; pull sb's sleeve; pull/hold sb by the sleeve

13
Lā
拉
shéngzi
绳子

make a pull/haul at a rope

14
Lā
拉
gōng
弓

pull/draw/bend a bow

15
Lā
拉
fēngxiāng
风箱

work the bellows

16
Lā
拉
fān
帆

put up/set up/hoist a sail

17
Lā
拉
chuānglián
窗帘

pull/draw the blinds/curtains

18
Lāchē
拉车
  
/
lí
犁

pull/draw a cart/plough

As a Verb

transport by vehicle; haul

19
Yòng
用
huòchē
货车
lā
拉
dōngxī
东西

haul sth with a lorry

20
Lā
拉
lājī
垃圾

haul the refuse/rubbish

21
Lā
拉
kèrén
客人
qù
去
fēijīchǎng
飞机场

take the guest/customer to the airport

As a Verb

play (a musical instrument); sound (the alarm, etc)

22
Lā
拉
èrhú
二胡
  
/
shǒufēngqín
手风琴
  
/
xiǎotíqín
小提琴

play the erhu /accordion/violin

23
Lā
拉
jǐngdí
警笛

sound the siren/alarm

As a Verb

organize or move (troops); form (a gang)

24
Bǎ
把
duìwǔ
队伍
lā
拉
chūlái
出来

pull the soldiers out/away

25
Lā
拉
qǐ
起
yī
一
zhī
支
duìwǔ
队伍

raise a contingent of force

26
Lā
拉
yī
一
bāng
帮
rén
人

form a band; rake up a band

As a Verb

drag/draw/space/spin out

27
Xiān
先
bǎ
把
jīnshǔ
金属
shāorè
烧热
  
,
ránhòu
然后
bǎ
把
tā
它
lā
拉
chéng
成
yī
一
tiáo
条
chángxiàn
长线
  
。

Heat the metal, and draw it out into a long wire.

28
Shuōhuà
说话
tuō
拖
qiāng
腔
lādiào
拉调

drawl one's words; speak in/with a drawl

29
Bǎ
把
wénzhāng
文章
lā
拉
cháng
长
dào
到
shí
十
xié
页

spin the essay out to ten pages

30
Lācháng
拉长
liǎn
脸

put on/pull a long face; put on a grave expression; straighten/set one's face

As a Verb

owe; be behind in payment; be in arrears (with)

31
Lā
拉
xià
下
zhài
债

fall/get/run into debt; be in debt

As a Verb

bring up

32
Fùmǔ
父母
bǎ
把
wǒmen
我们
lā
拉
dà
大
shízài
实在
bù
不
róngyì
容易
  
。

It was not at all easy for our parents to bring us up.

As a Verb

give/lend a helping hand; help (out)

33
Lā
拉
tā
他
yī
一
bǎ
把

give him a helping hand

As a Verb

drag in; involve; implicate

34
Nǐ
你
yīrénzuòshìyīréndāng
一人做事一人当
  
,
bùyào
不要
lā
拉
shàng
上
biéren
别人
  
。

You are responsible for your own doing. Don't get others in.

As a Verb

solicit; canvass; win over

35
Lā
拉
zànzhù
赞助

seek/solicit donations/funds

36
Lā
拉
yīpài
一派
dá
打
yīpài
一派

ally/collaborate with one faction against another; ensnare one faction to attack another

37
Lā
拉
xuǎnpiào
选票

solicit/seek/tout votes; canvass (for votes)

38
Lā
拉
guǎnggào
广告

solicit advertisement

39
Lā
拉
gùkè
顾客

solicit/tout customers/clients

As a Verb

chat; chit-chat

As a Verb

press-gang; press

As a Verb

empty the bowels

As a Verb

lift (in table tennis)