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拖

tuō

HSK 6 Character

What 拖 means

1. to drag
2. to tow
3. to trail
4. to hang down
5. to mop (the floor)
6. to delay
7. to drag on

Other readings

拖 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• tuōvariant of {拖|tuō}

Example sentences

• 他在拖。
  He is towing.
• 我们拍拖。
  Wǒmen pāituō.
  We're dating.
• 请穿这双拖鞋。
  Please put on these slippers.
• 我不能再拖延了。
  Wǒ bù néng zài tuōyán le.
  I have to stop procrastinating.
• 请穿上这些拖鞋。
  Qǐng chuānshang zhèxiē tuōxié.
  Please put on these slippers.
• 我能开拖拉机吗？
  Wǒ néng kāi tuōlājī ma?
  Can I drive the tractor?

Words starting with 拖

• 拖延tuō yánto delay; to put off; to procrastinate
• 拖鞋tuō xiéslippers; sandals; flip-flops
• 拖拉机tuō lā jītractor
• 拖欠tuō qiànin arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts
• 拖累tuō lěito encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate
• 拖把tuō bǎmop
• 拖车tuō chēto tow; towed vehicle; towing vehicle
• 拖地tuō dìto mop the floor; (of a gown etc) to trail on the ground; full-length
• 拖进tuō jìnto drag in
• 拖拉tuō lāto drag along; to haul; (fig.) to procrastinate
• 拖走tuō zǒuto drag away
• 拖住tuō zhùto hold up; to hinder; to stall
• 拖泥带水tuō ní dài shuǐ(idiom) muddy and wet; (idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly; sloppy…
• 拖沓tuō tàdilatory; sluggish; muddled; roundabout
• 拖拖拉拉tuō tuō lā lāto procrastinate
• 拖动tuō dòngto drag; to tow; (computing) to drag (mouse operation)
• 拖债tuō zhàito default on a debt
• 拖堂tuō tángto drag out a lesson; to insist on extending class after the bell
• 拖布tuō bùmop
• 拖带tuō dàitraction; towing; pulling
• 拖慢tuō mànto retard; to slow sth down
• 拖放tuō fàngdrag-and-drop (computing)
• 拖斗tuō dǒusmall open trailer
• 拖欧tuō Ōuto go through a difficult and protracted process in withdrawing from the EU, as in the…

Words containing 拖

• 拍拖pāi tuō(dialect) to date sb
• 人字拖rén zì tuōflip-flops (abbr. for 人字拖鞋
• 连拖带拉lián tuō dài lāpushing and pulling (idiom)
• 阿拖品化ā tuō pǐn huàatropinization
• 夹脚拖jiā jiǎo tuōflip-flops
• 人字拖鞋rén zì tuō xiéflip-flops; flip-flop sandals; thongs
• 夹脚拖鞋jiá jiǎo tuō xiéflip-flops
• 布拖县Bù tuō XiànButuo, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 凉山彝族自治州
• 地毯拖鞋dì tǎn tuō xiécarpet slippers
• 老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu touwhen the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second; the tip of the iceberg…
• 布拖Bù tuōsee 布拖县

Characters that look like 拖

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 施shī(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc)…
• 按ànto press; to push; to leave aside or shelve
• 抱bàoto hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug
• 挂guàto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead
• 抢qiǎngto fight over; to rush; to scramble
• 拣jiǎnto choose; to pick; to sort out

Sounds the same

Read tuō, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 脱to shed; to take off; to escape
• 托to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm…
• 讬nonstandard simplified variant of 托
• 侂(literary) to entrust (variant of 托
• 圫(used in place names)
• 沰to let drop
• 饦used in 馎饦
• 馲camel; Taiwan pr. luò
• 𱇏used in 土𱇏鱼
• 乇old variant of 托