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拉手

Mandarin · pinyin lā shǒu#

to hold hands
to shake hands

Mandarin · pinyin lā shou#

a handle
to pull on a handle

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拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
手: shǒu · hand

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1–3 · la1 shou3

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verb

(colloquial) to shake hands
(verb-object) to hold hands; to lead by the hand

noun

handle (of a door, window, drawer, etc.)

verb

to pull on a handle

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