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拉扯 (lā chě) — to pull, to drag (with force); to raise, to bring up (a child, often through hardship); to implicate, to involve (in a bad situation)

Definition

拉扯 (lā) pairs the literal 'pull / drag' sense with two figurative uses: raising a child through hardship, and dragging someone into trouble. Often appears in 把-constructions (把我拉扯大, 别把他拉扯进来).

verb
to pullto drag (with force)to raiseto bring up (a child, often through hardship)to implicateto involve (in a bad situation)

Examples

  • 拉扯，。
    Tā yòng lì lā chě shéng zi, zhōng yú bǎ chuán lā shàng le àn.
    He pulled hard on the rope and finally dragged the boat ashore.
  • 拉扯，。
    Shì tā yí gè rén bǎ wǒ lā chě dà de, hěn bù róng yì.
    She brought me up all by herself — it wasn't easy.
  • ，拉扯。
    Zhè jiàn shì gēn tā méi guān xi, bié bǎ tā lā chě jìn lái.
    This matter has nothing to do with him — don't drag him into it.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

拉lāpull
扯chěpull

Both 拉 and 扯 convey pulling or tugging, so together they describe dragging, pulling, or managing through hardship.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
立
立lì拉lā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
止
止zhǐ扯chě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

扯 has 手 (hand) and 止; the hand part shows it is about hand actions, while 止 gives the sound.

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