拖儿带女 tuō ér dài nǚ

supporting a wife and children

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. supporting a wife and children
  2. 2. dragged down by having a family to feed

Characters

Character Meaning
拖 tuō HSK 6
to drag; to delay; to drag on
儿 ér HSK 1
non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final; child
带 dài HSK 3
to carry; to take along; to bring
女 nǚ HSK 1
female; woman; daughter