拖住 (tuō zhù) — to hold in place by dragging or pulling (physically); to detain, to hinder, to delay (figuratively)
Definición
A separable verb (离合词) meaning to hold something back by pulling or weighing it down — literally for physical grasping, figuratively for delaying or detaining (a person, meeting). Insert 得住/不了 for 'can/can't manage to hold back'.
verb
to hold in place by dragging or pulling (physically)to detainto hinderto delay (figuratively)
Ejemplos
- 拖住，。Tā yòng lì tuō zhù shéng zi, bú ràng chuán dòng.He pulled the rope hard to keep the boat from moving.
- 拖住。Huì yì tuō zhù le wǒ yí gè xiǎo shí.The meeting held me up for an hour.
- ，拖住。Bié ràng tā zǒu, kuài tuō zhù tā.Don't let him leave, quickly detain him.
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