Chinese word dictionary

嘎拉哈

gā lā hà · (Manchu loanword) knucklebones; see 羊拐[yang2 guai3]

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Word information

Simplified嘎拉哈

Traditional嘎拉哈

Pinyingā lā hà

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

嘎gā

a cackling sound; bad, malevolent

拉lā

to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)

哈hā

the sound of laughter

How to learn 嘎拉哈

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth)

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zipper

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to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice

易拉罐yìlāguàn

pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)

嘎啦gā la

(onom.) rumbling; rattling

嘎了gǎ le

(slang) (I'm, you're) toast; so screwed; it's game over (for sb); (sth) bit the dust