Chinese word dictionary

拉链

lāliàn · zipper

Practice word

Word information

Simplified拉链

Traditional拉鏈

Pinyinlāliàn

Part of speech名

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)

链liàn

chain, wire; chains, shackles

How to learn 拉链

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

链接liànjiē

to link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink

项链xiàngliàn

necklace; CL:條|条[tiao2]

产业链chǎnyèliàn

industry value chain

供应链gōngyìngliàn

supply chain

拉动lādòng

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