Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 拖拽
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.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
slippers; sandals; flip-flops; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
拖tuōto drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on; variant of 拖[tuo1]
拖延tuōyánto delay; to put off; to procrastinate
拖累tuōlěito encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate
拖欠tuōqiànin arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts
拽zhuàito pull; to tug at (sth)