拖拉机 (tuōlājī): tractor

Measure Word

一台拖拉机 tái

Meanings

1 tractor

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

这台拖拉机是新买的。

Zhè tái tuōlājī shì xīn mǎi de.

This tractor was newly purchased.

HSK 7-9

农民开着拖拉机在田里耕地。

Nóngmín kāi zhe tuōlājī zài tiánlǐ gēngdì.

The farmer drove a tractor to plow the fields.

Tips

memory

拖 (to drag/pull) + 拉 (to pull) + 机 (machine), a machine that drags and pulls things. The word is also a partial transliteration of 'tractor.'

Stroke Order

拖 tuō

拉 lā

机 jī

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计算机 jìsuànjī HSK 2 #4,599

to hold back; to pin down; to tie up / to stall; to delay (someone)

收音机 shōuyīnjī HSK 3 #4,283

radio (device)