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  to1   jyutping
  tuo1   pinyin
[1] drag; draw; pull; haul; tow
[2] hang down; trail; mop
[3] delay; postpone; drag on; procrastinate
[4] encumber; pin down; implicate


verb
Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#64)

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

This word has been viewed 8611 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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detail  to1 jai6  tuo1 ye4 = pull, drag, haul
detail  to1 fei4*2  tuo1 fei2 = toffee, toffy
detail  paak3 to1   = courting; to go out on a date
detail  to1 haai4*2  tuo1 xie2 = slippers
detail  sik6 to1 haai4*2 faan6   = (of a man) to live off one's wife/girlfriend; to depend on one's wife/girlfriend for support
detail  jan4 zi6 to1 haai4   = flip-flops; y-shaped sandals
detail  to1 jin4  tuo1 yan2 = to procastinate; delay
detail  to1 laai1 gei1  tuo1 la1 ji1 = tractor
detail  to1 laai1  tuo1 la1 = haul
detail  to1 syun4  tuo1 chuan2 = a tugboat; a towboat
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Showing all 4 examples containing 拖
detail 而家拍拖
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.]
detail 壞咗快啲拖車
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]!]
detail 車死咗火快啲拖車
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.]
detail 筆錢拖欠
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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