tuō
hòu
tuǐ

idiom
verb

Meaning of 拖后腿

拖后腿 means to hold back; to hinder; to be a drag on; to impede progress. Pronounced tuō hòu tuǐ.

  • to hold back; to hinder; to be a drag on; to impede progress

Definitions & Examples

zǒng
shì
tuō
hòu
tuǐ
 
xiàng
jìn
màn
le
hěn
duō
 

He always holds us back, and the project progress has slowed down a lot.

Bié
tuō
jiā
de
hòu
tuǐ
 
men
yào
àn
shí
wán
chéng
rèn
 

Don't hold everyone back; we need to complete the task on time.

Zhè
sài
tuō
le
quán
duì
de
hòu
tuǐ
 

In this competition, he held the whole team back.

xiǎng
tuō
hòu
tuǐ
 
suǒ
liàn
 

I don't want to be a drag, so I practice hard.