Meaning of 拉下水
拉下水 means to drag someone down; to corrupt; to involve someone in wrongdoing. Pronounced lā xià shuǐ.
- to drag someone down; to corrupt; to involve someone in wrongdoing
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
jīng经
bu不
zhù住
yòu诱
huò惑
，
bèi被
bù不
liáng良
péng朋
you友
lā拉
xià下
shuǐ水
cān参
yù与
le了
zhà诈
piàn骗
。
Unable to resist temptation, he was dragged into participating in fraud by bad friends.
Nà那
míng名
guān官
yuán员
bèi被
shāng商
rén人
yòng用
jīn金
qián钱
lā拉
xià下
shuǐ水
，
zuì最
zhōng终
yīn因
shòu受
huì贿
bèi被
bǔ捕
。
That official was corrupted with money by a businessman and was eventually arrested for bribery.
Zhè这
ge个
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
zhuān专
mén门
xún寻
zhǎo找
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
，
bǎ把
tā他
men们
lā拉
xià下
shuǐ水
。
This criminal gang specifically seeks out young people to drag them down.
Tā他
jiān坚
jué决
bù不
kěn肯
tóng同
liú流
hé合
wū污
，
méi没
yǒu有
bèi被
lā拉
xià下
shuǐ水
。
He firmly refused to go along with the wrongdoing and was not dragged down.