拖 tuō to drag
to drag; to haul; to tow; to mop; to drag on
怎么记住“拖”: 扌 hand + 𠂉 clouds + 也 also = to drag. With one hand on the rope under grey clouds, the farmer pulls, his dog also tugs, and together they manage to drag the old car home.
部件结构
拖 = 扌 hand + 㐌
- 扌 hand
- 㐌
- 𠂉 clouds
- 也 also
With one hand on the rope under grey clouds, the farmer pulls, his dog also tugs, and together they manage to drag the old car home.
用法
- Physical dragging: 拖地 tuōdì "mop the floor," 拖鞋 tuōxié "slippers" (shoes you drag your feet in, no laces).
- Abstract extension: 拖延 tuōyán "to procrastinate," and the internet-slang 拖延症 tuōyánzhèng "procrastination (as if a disease)."
- 别拖了 (bié tuō le) "stop stalling" is a common spoken scolding.
- 拖欠 tuōqiàn "to be in arrears" is the formal word for overdue payments or debts.