拖曳

tuōyè

verb #29,980

Meanings

1 to drag
2 to pull
3 to tow
4 to haul

Characters

to drag; to pull along

to pull; to drag

Examples

拖车把坏掉的汽车拖曳走了。

Tuōchē bǎ huài diào de qìchē tuōyè zǒu le.

The tow truck hauled away the broken-down car.

在电脑上可以通过拖曳图标来移动文件。

Zài diànnǎo shàng kěyǐ tōngguò tuōyè túbiāo lái yídòng wénjiàn.

On a computer you can move files by dragging and dropping icons.

Tips

usage

拖曳 is used both for physical pulling/towing (e.g. a boat or vehicle) and in computing for drag-and-drop operations. The computing sense 「拖曳操作」 has become very common.

Stroke Order

拖 tuō

曳 yè