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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

拉 [lā]

1. verb [用力移动] pull

拉人力车

pull a rickshaw

拉纤

tow
2. verb [载运] transport

拉一车货

transport a truckload of goods

出租车司机拉我到了机场。

The taxi driver took me to the airport.
3. verb [演奏] play

拉小提琴

play the violin
4. verb [拖长] extend

拉橡皮筋

stretch an elastic band

拉长声音

hold a note
5. verb [帮助] help

朋友遇到困难，我就拉他一把。

I would always help a friend in trouble.
6. verb [拉拢] draw … in

不是我主动加入俱乐部的，而是被拉入伙的。

I didn't join the club of my own volition, I got drawn in.

拉关系

establish connections
7. verb [排泄] excrete

拉肚子

have diarrhoea (英) {或} diarrhea (美)

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

拉 [lā]

1. verb pull; draw; tug; drag; stretch

他把我拉到一边。

He drew me aside.

拉风箱

work the bellows

拉弓

draw a bow
2. verb transport by vehicle; haul

套车去拉肥料

get a cart ready to haul back the fertilizer
3. verb move (troops to a place)

把二班拉到桥头

move Squad Two to the bridge
4. verb play (certain musical instruments)

拉小提琴(手风琴)

play the violin (accordion)
5. verb drag out; draw out; space out

拉长声音说话

drawl
6. verb give (or lend) a helping hand; help

他犯了错误，要拉他一把。

He's made mistakes and we must help him.
7. 动词 drag in; implicate
8. 动词 draw in; win over; canvass
9. 动词 [Spoken] empty the bowels

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

拉 [lā]

1. 动用力使物体靠向自己或跟着自己移动；牵引

把椅子拉过来

拉车

拉网。
2. 动用车运送

拉粮食

拉我到机场。
3. 动使某些乐器或发声器发出声音

拉胡琴

拉手风琴。
4. 动带领；集结

把队伍拉进山里去

拉起一支队伍。
5. 动拖长；使延长

拉长声音

拉开距离。
6. 动拖欠

拉下几千块钱的账

拉了不少亏空(ｋｏｎɡ)。
7. 动牵连；牵扯

自己做了错事，不要拉上别人。
8. 动拉拢；招揽

拉关系

拉交情

拉生意。
9. 动 [口] 闲谈；闲扯

拉家常

拉话。
10. 动排泄(大便)

拉屎

拉稀。

See more results for 拉 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

拉包车: pull a rickshaw exclusively for sb.
火车拉鼻儿了。: The engine is whistling.
碰到碗碴儿上，手指头拉了个口子。: I happened to touch the sharp edge of the broken bowl and cut my finger.
水牛拉着犁，在稻田里咕唧咕唧地走着。: The water buffalo squelched up and down the paddy fields, pulling the plough.
拉警报: sound the alarm (or siren)
我手上拉的口子快好了。: The cut on my hand is nearly healed.
套车去拉肥料: get a cart ready to haul back the fertilizer
拉一派打一派: draw in one faction and hit out at another; 127 more results

Character Decomposition

扌 [shǒu]	+	立 [lì]

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nciku Note

拔, 抽 and 拉

拔, 抽 and 拉
bá, chōu and lā

These three verbs all mean "to pull something out or toward a certain direction".

1. 拔 means "to pull up something fixed or hidden, usually with force".
(1) 他从地里把萝卜拔出来。
(2) 他用钳子把钉子从墙里拔了出来。
(3) 他把陷入泥沼中的左脚拔了出来。
(4) 医生在为病人拔牙。

2. 抽 means "to pull out something from a pack".
(1) 他从笔筒中抽出一只笔递给我。
(2) 最后一名战士从腰里抽（拔）出腰刀，向敌人扑了上去。
(3) 考试顺序将抽签决定。
(4) 不知道这一次谁能抽中一等奖。

3. 拉 means "to pull something or somebody towards or with oneself".
(1) 他把孩子从水中拉上来。
(2) 他拉开抽屉。
(3) 他把马拉走了。

Each of the three words also have different meanings, e.g. 拔毒, 抽烟, 拉车, 拉小提琴.

首先，这三个词都有向外或向某个方向取物的意思。
1.拔表示使物体从固定或隐蔽处取出，有时需要一定力度。
2.抽表示从固定处或较密集的同类物或排列物中取出。
3.拉表示用力使事物或人向自己方向（或随同自身）移动。
三个词还有许多不同的意思，如“拔毒”、“抽烟”、“拉车”、“拉小提琴”等，彼此无共同点。

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