tuōyè

拖曳

Word · Verb

drag; tow; pull along

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to drag; to tow; to pull along

Often used in mechanical, maritime, or military contexts to describe pulling heavy objects or leaving a trailing trace behind.

Xìn信
hào号
dàn弹
tuō拖
zhe着
yī一
dào道
cháng长
cháng长
de的
wěi尾
ba巴
shēng升
qǐ起
 。

The signal flare rose trailing a long tail.

Tuō拖
lún轮
tuō拖
zhe着
mù木
fá筏
zài在
jiāng江
zhōng中
háng航
xíng行
 。

The tugboat towed the raft sailing in the river.

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Kǎ卡
chē车
pāo抛
máo锚
le了
 ,
xū需
yào要
lìng另
yī一
liàng辆
chē车
lái来
tuō拖
yè曳
 。

The truck broke down and needs another vehicle to tow it.