拖累

tuōlěi

verb HSK 7 #12,745

Meanings

1 to drag down
2 to be a burden on
3 to encumber

Characters

to drag; to pull

to burden; to accumulate

Examples

我不想拖累你。

Wǒ bù xiǎng tuōlěi nǐ.

I don't want to be a burden on you.

他的病拖累了整个家庭。

Tā de bìng tuōlěi le zhěnggè jiātíng.

His illness was a burden on the whole family.

Tips

memory

拖 (to drag) + 累 (tired/weary) = to drag someone down and make them tired, i.e., to burden someone.

Stroke Order

拖 tuō

累 lèi