拉纤 () — to tow (a boat); to act as a go-between (for marriage or business)

Definición

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)

Ejemplos

  • 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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