拖动

拖動

tuōdòng

verb #31,793

Meanings

1 to drag
2 to tow
3 (computing) to drag (with mouse/finger)

Characters

to drag, to pull

Examples

用鼠标把图标拖动到桌面。

Yòng shǔbiāo bǎ túbiāo tuōdòng dào zhuōmiàn.

Use the mouse to drag the icon onto the desktop.

他们用绳子把车拖动了。

Tāmen yòng shéngzi bǎ chē tuōdòng le.

They used a rope to tow the car.

Tips

usage

拖动 covers both physical towing (a car, a heavy object) and the GUI gesture of click-and-drag. In UI contexts it pairs with 鼠标 (shǔbiāo, mouse) or 手指 (shǒuzhǐ, finger): 拖动文件 (drag a file), 拖动滑块 (drag the slider).

Stroke Order

拖 tuō

动 dòng