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拉 lā

to pull

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 4
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌立 ⿰扌立

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Example sentences with 拉

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  1. 请拉一下这扇门。
    Qǐng lā yíxià zhè shàn mén.
    Please pull this door.
    please pull a-bit this (measure) door
  2. 你昨天是不是拉肚子了？
    Nǐ zuótiān shì bu shì lā dùzi le?
    Did you have diarrhea yesterday?
    you yesterday is not is pull stomach (particle)
  3. 请你拉住我的手。
    Qǐng nǐ lāzhù wǒ de shǒu.
    Please hold my hand tightly.
    please you pull-hold I (possessive) hand
  4. 门没有拉紧，风吹开了。
    Mén méiyǒu lā jǐn, fēng chuīkāi le.
    The door wasn't pulled shut tightly, the wind blew it open.
    door not-have pull tight, wind blow-open (particle)
  5. 吃坏了肚子，他昨晚拉了好几次。
    Chī huài le dùzi, tā zuówǎn lā le hǎo jǐ cì.
    He ate something bad, and had diarrhea several times last night.
    eat bad (particle) stomach, he last-night pull (particle) quite-a-few time

Words with 拉 (3)