zhuài

to pull

to tug at (sth)

hand (扌) + drag (曳) = pull and tug

曳 on its own already means to drag or trail, so the hand radical intensifies that into an active, physical tug. Together they picture someone gripping and hauling something along.

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HandSemantic
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着我的手,不让我走。

tā zhuài zhe wǒ de shǒu,bù ràng wǒ zǒu。

She tugged at my hand, not letting me leave.

他用力住绳子,才没有掉下去。

tā yòng lì zhuài zhù shéng zi,cái méi yǒu diào xia qù。

He pulled hard on the rope and managed not to fall down.

Words with 拽

奶拽

nǎi zhuǎi

(slang) (of a young man) cute, with a touch of swagger

拖拽

tuō zhuài

to pull; to drag; to haul

拽姐

zhuǎi jiě

(slang) confident and assertive young woman; badass woman

拽步

zhuài bù

to take long strides

生拉硬拽

shēng lā yìng zhuài

to drag sb along against his will

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