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Character · VerbTraditional抴

drag; pull; draw

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to drag; to pull; to draw

archaic

Archaic character used in classical texts and fixed expressions.

Yáo摇
yè抴
bì碧
bō波
zhī之
shàng上
 。

Rowing on the blue waves.

Yè抴
guāng光
dàn弹
zài在
kōng空
zhōng中
huà划
chū出
hú弧
xiàn线
 。

The flare划出 an arc in the sky.

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Dí敌
jūn军
qì弃
jiǎ甲
yè抴
bīng兵
ér而
táo逃
 。

The enemy troops fled, discarding armor and dragging weapons.

Chuán船
fū夫
yè抴
zhōu舟
nì逆
liú流
ér而
shàng上
 。

The boatman pulled the boat upstream against the current.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
yǒu有
yè抴
wù物
zhī之
lì力
de的
jì记
zǎi载
 。

Ancient books record the force of dragging objects.