拉纤 (lā) — to tow (a boat); to act as a go-between (for marriage or business)
Definition
A historical/literary verb with two distinct senses: physically towing a boat from the bank (纤 here = tow rope), and figuratively acting as a matchmaker or middleman between two parties.
verb
to tow (a boat)to act as a go-between (for marriage or business)
Examples
- 拉纤。Chuán fū men zhèng zài hé biān lā.The boatmen are towing by the river.
- 。Tā bāng chuán zhǔ lā le yí cì xiān.He helped the boat owner tow once.
- ，拉纤。Zài gǔ dài, méi ren jīng cháng wèi nán nǚ shuāng fāng lā.In ancient times, matchmakers often acted as go-betweens for men and women.
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