Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 拉


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Meaning

to pull, to drag, to play (string instruments)

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: hand , right: to stand

Mnemonic

A hand on which sb. stands is pulled (back), such as a string instrument is pulled /played.

Radicals

hand
stand
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Vocabulary

拖拉机 tuō lā jī tractor
拉瓦锡 Lā wǎ xī Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794), French nobleman and scientist, considered the father of modern chemistry
拉扯 lā che to drag; to pull; to raise a child (through difficulties); to help; to support; to drag in; to chat
拉拢 lā lǒng to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice
阿拉斯加雪撬犬 Ā lā sī jiā Xuě qiào quǎn Alaskan Malamute
嗡嗡祖拉 wēng wēng zǔ lā vuvuzela (horn blown by sports fans)
拉屎 lā shǐ to defecate; to shit; to crap
乌拉圭 Wū lā guī Uruguay

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