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拉套
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

拉套 [lātào]
  1. 1. verb To help pulling a cart for cattle.
    这匹马真懒, 拉套时竟然不出力!
    The horse is so lazy that it doesn't pull the cart hard.
  2. 2. verb (figuratively) to offer help in doing something.
    他实心实意地为同事们拉套, 并不求回报。
    He helps colleagues sincerely while demanding nothing in return.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

拉套 [lātào]
  1. 1. 在驾辕的牲口前面或侧面帮着拉车
    骡子驾辕马拉套
  2. 2. 比喻帮别人出力
    为乡亲们拉套,他高兴。

Examples

这匹马真懒, 拉套时竟然不出力!
The horse is so lazy that it doesn't pull the cart hard. 拉套
他实心实意地为同事们拉套, 并不求回报。
He helps colleagues sincerely while demanding nothing in return. 拉套
拉套
为乡亲们拉套,他高兴。 拉套

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