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拖拉

Mandarin · pinyin tuō lā

Meanings

  1. to drag along
  2. to haul
  3. (fig.) to procrastinate
  4. shilly-shallying
  5. sluggish
  6. (computing) drag and drop
  7. (loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams
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拖
tuō · drag, tow, haul; delay, prolong
拉
lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
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1–1 · tuo1 la1

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to1 laai1

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verb

  1. to pull; to drag
  2. to delay; to put off; to procrastinate; to adjourn; to defer; to prolong

adj

  1. slow; sluggish

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拖拉 · tuo1 la1
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Exact source record拖拉 拖拉 [tuo1 la1] /to drag along/to haul/(fig.) to procrastinate/shilly-shallying/sluggish/(computing) drag and drop/(loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams/