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拖

tuō
verb HSK 6 #1,490

Meanings

  1. 1 to drag; to pull; to haul
  2. 2 to delay; to procrastinate
  3. 3 to mop (the floor)

Examples

别拖了，赶紧做吧。
Bié tuō le, gǎnjǐn zuò ba.
Stop procrastinating, do it now.
他拖着行李箱走了。
Tā tuō zhe xínglǐ xiāng zǒu le.
He dragged his suitcase away.
这件事不能再拖了。
Zhè jiàn shì bù néng zài tuō le.
This matter can't be delayed any longer.
她每天都拖地。
Tā měitiān dōu tuō dì.
She mops the floor every day.

Tips

usage
拖地 (tuō dì) = to mop the floor. 拖延 (tuō yán) = to procrastinate/delay (more formal). 拖后腿 (tuō hòu tuǐ) = to hold someone back, to be a drag on someone.
memory
The hand radical 扌 on the left + 尤 (especially) — your hand is especially pulling something along behind you.

Stroke Order

拖 tuō