Chinese word dictionary

拖累

tuōlěi · to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate

Practice word

Word information

Simplified拖累

Traditional拖累

Pinyintuōlěi

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.

拖tuō

to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay

累lèi

tired; to accumulate; to involve; bother, nuisance

How to learn 拖累

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Words with the same characters

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累lèi

tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard

积累jīlěi

to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively

拖鞋tuōxié

slippers; sandals; flip-flops; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

拖tuō

to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on; variant of 拖[tuo1]

拖延tuōyán

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

劳累láolèi

tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil