拉

from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation	:	lā
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Meaning	:	pull. (v) play (certain musical instruments). (v) extend. (v) give (or lend) a helping hand; help. (v) transport. (v) excrete. (v)
Radical	:	扌
Strokes	:	8
Traditional	:	拉
Usage	:	33.6%

Common Words / Phrases:

拉拢

lā lǒng

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draw .. in

手拉手

shǒu lā shǒu

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hand in hand

拉倒

lā dǎo

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forget about it; drop it at that

拉链

lā liàn

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zipper

拉肚子

lā dù zi

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have a loose bowels; suffer from diarrhoea

拉拉队

lā lā duì

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cheering squard; rooters

Sentences:

1. He drew me aside.

tā	bǎ	wǒ	lā	dào	yì	biān。
他	把	我	拉	到	一	边	。

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他	:	he
把	:	(preposition) used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression
我	:	I
拉	:	pull
到	:	to
一	:	one
边	:	side

2. She enjoys playing the violin.

tā	xǐ	huān	lā	xiǎo	tí	qín	。
她	喜	欢	拉	小	提	琴	。

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她	:	she
喜欢	:	like, enjoy, love
拉	:	play
小提琴	:	violin

3. I padded out my answer with plenty of quotations.

wǒ

yòng

dà

liàng

yǐn

wén

bǎ

dá

àn

lā

zhǎng

。

我

用

了

大

量

引

文

把

答

案

拉

长

。

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我	:	I
用	:	use
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place or something that has changed
大量	:	large amount of
引文	:	quotation
把	:	(preposition) used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression
答案	:	answer
拉	:	drag
长	:	long

4. He’s made mistakes and we must help him.

tā	fàn	le	cuò	wù	，	yào	lā	tā	yì	bǎ	。
他	犯	了	错	误	，	要	拉	他	一	把	。

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他	:	he
犯	:	violate
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place or something that has changed
错误	:	mistake
要	:	should
拉	:	help
一	:	one
把	:	(measure word) a bunch of (used for flowers and certain abstract ideas)