拖 (to1 | tuo1) : drag; delay

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拖

to1

tuo1

[1] drag; draw; pull; haul; tow
[2] hang down; trail; mop
[3] delay; postpone; drag on; procrastinate
[4] encumber; pin down; implicate

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

拖

This word has been viewed 8738 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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拖曳 to1 jai6 tuo1 ye4 = pull, drag, haul

拖肥 to1 fei4*2 tuo1 fei2 = toffee, toffy

拍拖 paak3 to1 = courting; to go out on a date 粵

拖鞋 to1 haai4*2 tuo1 xie2 = slippers

食拖鞋飯 sik6 to1 haai4*2 faan6 = (of a man) to live off one's wife/girlfriend; to depend on one's wife/girlfriend for support 粵

人字拖鞋 jan4 zi6 to1 haai4 = flip-flops; y-shaped sandals 粵

拖延 to1 jin4 tuo1 yan2 = to procastinate; delay

拖拉機 to1 laai1 gei1 tuo1 la1 ji1 = tractor

拖拉 to1 laai1 tuo1 la1 = haul

拖船 to1 syun4 tuo1 chuan2 = a tugboat; a towboat

拖累 to1 leoi6 tuo1 lei3 = encumber, involve another person in financial loss, or court proceedings

拖架 to1 gaa3*2 = [1] trailer pulled by a container tractor; [2] bracket

地拖 dei6 to1 = mop 粵

拖地板 to1 dei6*2 baan2 = mop the floor

拖地 to1 dei6/dei6*2 = mop

拖地的長裙 to1 dei6*2 dik1 coeng4 kwan4 = draggle-tail (long dress that drags along the ground)

拖板 to1 baan2 = extension lead/cord/socket/slab, a "buzz bar"

地毯拖鞋 dei6 taam2 to1 haai4*2 di4 tan3 tuo1 xie2 = carpet slippers

拖車 to1 ce1 tuo1 che1 = a tow truck; to tow a vehicle

拖頭佬 to1 tau4 lou2 = a container truck driver 粵

拖頭 to1 tau4*2 = the tractor on a container truck 粵

拖手仔 to1 sau2 zai2 = to be in love, to be in a relationship 粵

拖友 to1 jau5*2 = [n] a lover 粵

拖堂 to1 tong4 tuo1 tang2 = [v] not dismiss class when time is up; extention of class time

拖把 to1 baa2 tuo1 ba3 = mop

拖欠 to1 him3 tuo1 qian4 = be in arrears; be behind in payments

拖走 to1 zau2 tuo1 zou3 = drag away

拖放 to1 fong3 = drag and drop (computer interface)

單拖 daan1 to1 = a person alone, by oneself

甩拖 lat1 to1 = bid sb goodbye; the ending of a love relationship 粵

膠拖 gaau1 to1 = rubber slippers; rubber sandals

拖延時間 to1 jin4 si4 gaan1*3 tuo1 yan2 shi2 jian1 = against the clock; against time

拖油瓶 to1 jau4 peng4*2 tuo1 you2 ping2 = (a woman) brings children from a previous marriage into a new family (lit., "hauling around a jug of oil"); children from a previous marriage

人字拖 jan4 zi6 to1 = flip-flops; y-shaped sandals 粵

拖肥糖 to1 fei4*2 tong4*2 tuo1 fei2 tang2 = cream candy or milk candy, toffee

拖拖拉拉 to1 to1 laai1 laai1 tuo1 tuo1 la1 la1 = to procrastinate; mark of an unstable relationship

拖卡 to1 kaa1 = a trailer (being pulled by sth else); to run the same continuous route like a bus 粵

幫拖 bong1 to1 bang1 tuo1 = help; support; assist; lend a hand 粵

拖落水 to1 lok6 seoi2 = drag into the mire 粵

拖數 to1 sou3 tuo1 shu4 = delay paying a debt; owe 粵

拖泥帶水 to1 nai4 daai3 seoi2 tuo1 ni2 dai4 shui3 = a slovenly job; sloppy; lit., wading in mud and water

拍拖更 paak3 to1 gaang1 pai1 tuo1 geng1 = a male and female police officer on patrol together 粵

有拖冇欠 jau5 to1 mou5 him3 = delayed but not denied 粵

拖男帶女 to1 naam4 daai3 neoi5 = all the world and his wife

布拖 bou3 to1 bu4 tuo1 = Butuo (place in Sichuan)

開拖 hoi1 to1 kai1 tuo1 = have a gang fight 粵

Showing all 4 examples containing 拖

我同佢而家冇拍拖粵
I'm not dating her any more.
[Lit. I with her now don't have dating, i.e. we split up. 而家我同佢冇拍拖 is also valid.]

我架車壞咗，你快啲派架拖車嚟啦！粵
My car's broken down, quickly send out a repair truck!
[Lit. I [counter] car broken-already, you faster send-out [counter] drag-car come [particle]!]

我架車死咗火，你快啲派架拖車嚟啦！粵
My car's packed up, quickly send out a repair truck!
[Lit. My [counter] car die-already fire, you faster send [counter] drag-car come [particle]! 死咗火 is more commonly used than 壞咗.]

筆錢拖欠咗六個月。粵
The payment has been six months in arrears.
[Where Cantonese language uses a concrete word (拖欠) with substantial meaning as the verb, English language uses two function words (has been) as the verb. ]

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