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拖住

tuō zhù · tuo zhu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to hold up
  2. to hinder
  3. to stall
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Stall the teacher

  1. Dengdeng

    老师(lǎoshī)马上(mǎshàng)要(yào)来(lái)看(kàn)我们(wǒmen)的(de)画(huà)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)画完(huàwán)。

    The teacher is about to come see our painting, but I have not finished.

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)急(jí)，我(wǒ)去(qù)门口(ménkǒu)拖住(tuōzhù)他(tā)。

    Do not worry. I will go to the door and stall him.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)多(duō)拖住(tuōzhù)他(tā)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    OK. Stalling him five more minutes is enough.

  4. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)，您(nín)看(kàn)，外面(wàimiàn)的(de)月亮(yuèliang)多(duō)好看(hǎokàn)！

    Teacher, look, the moon outside is so beautiful!

  5. Dengdeng

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)：月亮(yuèliang)？现在(xiànzài)是(shì)早上(zǎoshang)九点(jiǔdiǎn)啊(a)！

    The teacher says: The moon? It is nine in the morning!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)故(gù)意(yì)拖(tuō)住(zhù)我(wǒ)，不(bú)让(ràng)我(wǒ)按(àn)时(shí)出(chū)发(fā)。

He deliberately stalled me and wouldn't let me set off on time.

02

警(jǐng)察(chá)拖(tuō)住(zhù)了(le)小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)，等(děng)同(tóng)事(shì)赶(gǎn)来(lái)。

The police officer held up the thief until his colleague arrived.

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