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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 拖拉

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
拖拉 tuō lā - to drag along
- to haul
- (fig.) to procrastinate
- shilly-shallying
- sluggish
- (computing) drag and drop
- (loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 26,537 33,407 19,357

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tuō- to drag
- to tow
- to trail
- to hang down
- to mop (the floor)
- to delay
- to drag on
tuō- variant of 拖[tuo1]
- to pull
- to play (a bowed instrument)
- to drag
- to draw
- to chat
- (coll.) to empty one's bowels
- to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slash
- used in 拉拉蛄[la4la4gu3]
- variant of 落[la4]

Other Words Containing 拖拉

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
拖拉机 - - 12,886 12,747 17,981
拖拖拉拉 - - 25,541 48,601 24,929
拖拉 - - 26,537 33,407 19,357