Chinese word dictionary

拉动

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified拉动

Traditional拉動

Pinyinlādòng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

拉lā

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

动dòng

to move, to happen; movement, action

How to learn 拉动

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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Words with the same characters

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动dòng

(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

运动yùndòng

to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3]

动物dòngwù

animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]

动物园dòngwùyuán

zoo; CL:個|个[ge4]

运动会yùndònghuì

sports competition; CL:個|个[ge4]

运动员yùndòngyuán

athlete; CL:名[ming2],個|个[ge4]