拽

zhuài
HSK 6
#3,242 most
frequent character
to drag, to haul
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

拽 pairs 扌 hand with 曳 yè, which means to drag a person and also supplies the sound. It first meant to drag, tow, or haul. Read yè it simply means to drag; read zhuāi it means to fling or throw.

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Example Sentences

他把箱子拽了出来。
tā bǎ xiāngzǐ zhuài le chūlái 。
He dragged the suitcase out.
请不要拽我的衣服。
qǐng búyào zhuài wǒde yīfú 。
Please do not tug at my clothes.
她拽着我的手，急着要走。
tā zhuài zháo wǒde shǒu ， jízháo yào zǒu 。
She was dragging my hand, eager to leave.

Same Characters, Different Readings

拽yè
variant of 曳[ye4]
拽zhuāi
to throw, to fling
拽zhuǎi
self-satisfied

Words with similar meanings

拉lā
to pull
A more general term for pulling something towards oneself.
拖tuō
to tow
Refers specifically to pulling something while it remains in contact with the ground.

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