pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen

HSK 4 #324

DEFINITIONS

拉 lā
  • to pull
  • to play (a bowed instrument)
  • to drag
  • to draw
  • to chat

STROKES

WORDS

威 mǎ lā wēi Malawi (Tw)
松 mǎ lā sōng marathon (loanword)
松赛 mǎ lā sōng sài marathon race
松賽 mǎ lā sōng sài marathon race
糕 mǎ lā gāo Cantonese sponge cake also known as mara cake
糕 mǎ lā gāo Cantonese sponge cake also known as mara cake
維 mǎ lā wéi Malawi
开波 mǎ lā kāi bō Maracaibo, Venezuela
開波 mǎ lā kāi bō Maracaibo, Venezuela
马尔马海 mǎ ěr mǎ lā hǎi Sea of Marmara
馬爾馬海 mǎ ěr mǎ lā hǎi Sea of Marmara
马苏里 mǎ sū lǐ lā mozzarella (loanword)
馬蘇里 mǎ sū lǐ lā mozzarella (loanword)
鸟不屎,鸡不生蛋 niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom); fig. god-forsaken; remote and desolate
鳥不屎,雞不生蛋 niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom); fig. god-forsaken; remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋,狗不屎 niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom); fig. god-forsaken; remote and desolate
鳥不生蛋,狗不屎 niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom); fig. god-forsaken; remote and desolate
皮 mò lā pí Merapi (volcano on Java)
满 lā mǎn to pull fully tight; to draw to the fullest extent
滿 gǎn lā mǎn full of a sense; feeling complete or fulfilled in terms of a particular quality or characteristic
住 shǒu lā zhù grabbed by a hand
出 tā lā chū it pulls out
qiān lā pull and drag; to lead or pull by hand or rope
纤 lā xiān to tow (a boat); to pull a ship by a rope
越 yuè lā yuè the more dragged, indicating an increasing trend or widening gap