拉动 lādòng to pull
to pull; (figuratively) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do something)
How to remember 拉动: 拉 pull + 动 move = to pull.
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How it is used
- Literally to pull, but the go-to figurative sense is to drive/boost - 拉动经济增长 (lādòng jīngjì zēngzhǎng) drive economic growth, 拉动内需 stimulate domestic demand.
- A staple economics metaphor for pulling activity upward.