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拖

tuō · tuo

Traditional 拕

HSK 6

Meaning

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tuō 拖

  1. to drag
  2. to tow
  3. to trail
  4. to hang down
  5. to mop (the floor)
  6. to delay
  7. to drag on

tuō 拕

  1. variant of 拖 (tuō)
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Homework or the mop?

  1. Liangliang

    作业(zuòyè)写完(xiěwán)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Have you finished your homework?

  2. Dengdeng

    还没有(háiméiyǒu)，我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)再(zài)写(xiě)。

    Not yet. I'll write it tomorrow.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)这样(zhèyàng)拖(tuō)！

    You put it off like this every day!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)去(qù)拖地(tuōdì)！

    Fine, I'll go mop the floor right now!

  5. Liangliang

    拖地(tuōdì)也(yě)是(shì)拖(tuō)啊(a)！

    Mopping is still putting it off!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

时(shí)间(jiān)快(kuài)要(yào)到(dào)了(le)，你(nǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)还(hái)拖(tuō)啊(a)拖(tuō)的(de)。

Time's almost up, why are you still dilly-dallying?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)拖(tuō)着(zhe)沉(chén)重(zhòng)的(de)行(xíng)李(li)箱(xiāng)走(zǒu)进(jìn)车(chē)站(zhàn)。

He dragged the heavy suitcase into the station.

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