拉链

拉鏈

lāliàn

noun #7,479

Measure Word

一条拉链 tiáo

Meanings

1 zipper

Characters

to pull; to drag

Examples

你的拉链没拉上。

Nǐ de lāliàn méi lā shàng.

Your zipper isn't zipped up.

这条拉链卡住了。

Zhè tiáo lāliàn kǎzhù le.

This zipper is stuck.

帮我拉一下拉链好吗？

Bāng wǒ lā yīxià lāliàn hǎo ma?

Can you help me zip this up?

Tips

memory

Think of 拉链 literally as 'pull chain' — a chain you pull to open and close, which is exactly how a zipper works.

Stroke Order

拉 lā

链 liàn