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 10898 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
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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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