How to say “drag” in Chinese
drag, pull; delay
“Drag” in Chinese is 拖, tuō: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
拖 is read tuō. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”. 拖鞋 — “shoes you drag along”, i.e. slippers.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “拖”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 拖. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 进门请换拖鞋jìnménqǐnghuàntuōxiéPlease change into slippers when you come in.
- 我的拖鞋叫狗给弄坏了wǒdetuōxiéjiàogǒugěinònghuàileThe dog ruined my slippers.
- 请进换一下拖鞋qǐngjìn,huànyíxiàtuōxiéCome in, change into slippers.
- 这件事不能再拖了。zhèjiànshìbùnéngzàituōleThis can't be put off any longer.
- 我每天晚上都拖地2wǒměitiānwǎnshangdōutuōdìI mop the floor every evening.
- 别再拖延时间了biézàituōyánshíjiānleStop stalling for time.
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More words from the lesson “Drag, lead, catch”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “drag” in Chinese?
“Drag” in Chinese is 拖, pinyin tuō.
What does 拖 mean?
拖 (tuō) means “drag, pull; delay”.
How do you write 拖?
拖 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 拖?
拖 is read tuō. Tones: tuō — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“drag” in the lesson “Drag, lead, catch”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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