拉倒

lādǎo

verb #17,034

Meanings

1 (colloquial) forget it; drop it; let it go
2 to pull down

Characters

to pull; to drag

to fall; to topple

The colloquial meaning 'forget it' comes from the idea of pulling something down and being done with it.

Examples

他不来就拉倒，我们自己去。

Tā bù lái jiù lādǎo, wǒmen zìjǐ qù.

If he's not coming, forget it — we'll go by ourselves.

你不同意就拉倒吧。

Nǐ bù tóngyì jiù lādǎo ba.

If you don't agree, then just drop it.

算了算了，拉倒吧！

Suàn le suàn le, lādǎo ba!

Forget it, just let it go!

Tips

register

拉倒 is distinctly colloquial and informal. It expresses a dismissive 'whatever, forget it' attitude. Very common in northern Chinese speech, especially Beijing dialect.

Stroke Order

拉 lā

倒 dào