Chinese word dictionary

拉杆

lā gān · tension bar

Practice word

Word information

Simplified拉杆

Traditional拉杆

Pinyinlā gān

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.

拉lā

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

杆gān

cane, pole, stick

How to learn 拉杆

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

拉lā

to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels

杆gǎn

stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns

杠杆gànggǎn

lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage

拉动lādòng

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

拉链lāliàn

zipper

拉拢lālǒng

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