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拉拉 (lā lā) — (verb) to pull (casual, reduplicated form of 拉)

Definition

Reduplicated casual form of 拉 ('to pull'), used for light, repeated, or gentle pulling — softer and more colloquial than the plain verb.

verb
to pull (casual, reduplicated form of 拉)

Examples

  • 拉拉。
    Qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ lā lā zhè ge xiāng zi.
    Please help me pull this box.
  • 拉拉。
    Tā qīng qīng lā lā wǒ de shǒu.
    He gently pulled my hand.
  • 拉拉，。
    Bié lā lā le, shéng zi yào duàn le.
    Stop pulling, the rope is about to break.

Origin

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.

Open 拉 →

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.

Open 拉 →
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