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Jyutping laai1
Pinyin la

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    A verbal suffix.

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Jyutping laai1
Pinyin

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Used in 拉拉蛄, alternative form of 蝲蝲蛄 (làlàgǔ).

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Jyutping laai1
Pinyin

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Mainland-China, colloquial
    section; part

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Jyutping laai1
Pinyin

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Mainland-China
    to cut; to slit; to slash

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Jyutping laap6
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. jumbled

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Jyutping laat6
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. used in transliteration

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Jyutping laa1
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. used in transliteration

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Jyutping laai1
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pull
  2. to play (a bowed instrument)
  3. to drag
  4. to draw
  5. to chat
  6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. to arrest; 2. to lead (a group of people)
  2. to pull/to play (a bowed instrument)/to drag/to draw/to chat/to seize/to hold/to lengthen/to haul/to lead/to solicit/to seize/to arrest/to capture
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    向​另​一件​嘢​施加​力​令​佢​靠近​;​拖
    to pull; to drag
    • 拉隻馬過嚟。
      拉只马过嚟。
      laai1 zek3 maa5 gwo3 lai4.
      Pull the horse over here.
  2. 動詞
    將弦樂器​配以​弓​嚟​演奏
    to play a string instrument with bow
    • 拉小提琴
      拉小提琴
      laai1 siu2 tai4 kam4
      to play violin
  3. 動詞
    拘捕
    to arrest
    • 拉人
      拉人
      laai1 jan4
      to arrest someone
    • 拉晒佢哋返差館!
      拉晒佢哋返差馆!
      laai1 saai3 keoi5 dei6 faan1 caai1 gun2!
      Take them all to the police station!
  4. 反義詞
  5. 語素、外來語、潮語
    拉​把
    library; see 拉把
    • 摺拉
      折拉
      zip3 laai1
      to stay in the library for a certain period of time
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to organize (a group); to form (a group)
  2. character, dialectal
    to bring up; to raise
  3. character
    to help; to lend (a hand)
  4. character, obsolete
    to insult
  5. character, Mainland-China
    to owe; to be in arrears
  6. character
    to drag out; to draw out
  7. character
    to lead (a group to a place); to move (a group to a place)
  8. character
    to play (a bowed instrument, an accordion, etc.)
    • 拉二胡
      拉二胡
      lā èr hú
      to play the erhu
    • 我不會拉小提琴。
      我不会拉小提琴。
      wǒ bù huì lā xiǎo tí qín .
      I don't know how to play the violin.
  9. character, Mainland-China, colloquial
    to chat
  10. character, obsolete
    to destroy; to break; to snap
  11. character
    to invite; to recruit
  12. character, Cantonese
    to arrest
  13. character, obsolete
    to strike; to hit; to beat
  14. character, obsolete, onomatopoeic
    The sound of wind.
  15. character
    to draw in; to canvass; to solicit; to attract
  16. character
    to drag in; to implicate
  17. character
    to transport by vehicle; to haul; to carry on a vehicle
  18. character
    to excrete
  19. character, Shanghainese-Wu, dated
    Used to mark the perfective aspect.
  20. character
    a surname
  21. character
    to pull; to drag; to tug
    • 将窗帘拉落嚟
      将窗帘拉落嚟
      zoeng1 coeng1 lim4 laai1 lok6 lai4
      pull down window blinds
  22. character, Hong-Kong, Internet
    to cause a thread to sink to the bottom of list of threads; to "pull"
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. pull, drag
  2. seize, hold
  3. lengthen
  4. Cangjie Input
    QYT
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #334
  2. HSK3 二级汉字表 #123
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #168
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    不要拉我的腿!
    不要拉我的腿!
    bù yào lā wǒ de tuǐ !
    • Don't pull my leg!
  2. Mandarin
    日本靠阿拉伯国家提供石油。
    日本靠阿拉伯國家提供石油。
    rì běn kào ā lā bó guó jiā tí gōng shí yóu 。
    • Japan relies on Arab countries for oil.
  3. Mandarin
    这个价钱包括汤和沙拉了吗?
    這個價錢包括湯和沙拉了嗎?
    zhè ge jià qian bāo kuò tāng hé shā lā le ma ?
    • Does that price include soup and salad?
  4. Mandarin
    您听见我儿子拉小提琴了吗?
    您聽見我兒子拉小提琴了嗎?
    nín tīng jiàn wǒ ér zi lā xiǎo tí qín le ma ?
    • Did you hear my son play the violin?
  5. Mandarin
    我有点拉肚子。
    我有點拉肚子。
    wǒ yǒu diǎn lā dù zi 。
    • I have a touch of diarrhea.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋好快就拉埋天窗喇。
    佢哋好快就拉埋天窗喇。
    keoi5 dei2 hou3 faai3 zau6 laai1 maai4 tin1 coeng1 laa3 。
    • It won't be long before they get married.
  2. Cantonese
    佢超速驾驶,俾差佬拉咗。
    佢超速駕駛,俾差佬拉咗。
    keoi5 ciu1 cuk1 gaa3 sai2 , bei2 caa1 lou2 laai1 zo2 。
    • The policeman arrested him for speeding.
  3. Cantonese
    佢出尽力噉拉,但系旧石仲系郁都唔郁。
    佢出盡力噉拉,但係舊石仲係郁都唔郁。
    keoi5 ceot1 zeon6 lik6 gam2 laai1 , daan6 hai6 gau6 sek6 zung6 hai6 wat1 dou1 m4 wat1 。
    • He pulled with all his strength, but the rock would not move.
    • He pulled strongly, but the old rock did not budge in the slightest.
  4. Cantonese
    你识唔识拉小提琴㗎?
    你識唔識拉小提琴㗎?
    nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 laai1 siu2 tai4 kam4 gaa3 ?
    • Can you play the violin?
  5. Cantonese
    佢俾警察拉咗。
    佢俾警察拉咗。
    keoi5 bei2 ging2 caat3 laai1 zo2 。
    • She was arrested by the police.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    拉窗帘
    拉窗簾
    laai1 coeng1 lim2
    • to draw a curtain
  2. Cantonese
    喂,啲光好掁眼呀,拉埋个窗帘啦。
    喂,啲光好掁眼呀,拉埋個窗簾啦。
    wai3, di1 gwong1 hou2 caang4 ngaan5 aa3, laai4 maai4 go3 coeng1 lim2 laa1.
    • Hey, the light's starting to hurt my eyes. Close the curtain.
  3. Cantonese
    拉筋可以提升肌肉嘅延展性及弹性。
    拉筋可以提升肌肉嘅延展性及彈性。
    laai1 gan1 ho2 ji5 tai4 sing1 gei1 juk6 ge3 jin4 zin2 sing3 kap6 daan6 sing3
    • Stretching can improve the extensibility and elasticity of muscles.
  4. Cantonese
    笛卡儿曾经用拉丁文写过书。
    笛卡兒曾經用拉丁文寫過書。
    dek6 kaa1 ji4 cang4 ging1 jung6 laai1 ding1 man4 se2 gwo3 syu1.
    • Descartes wrote a book in Latin.
  5. Cantonese
    拉个幕落嚟
    拉個幕落嚟
    laai1 go3 mok6 lok6 lai4
    • pull down the screen
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    静态拉伸
    靜態拉伸
    zing6 taai3 laai1 san1
  2. Cantonese
    你吹得我涨,拉得我长咩?哈哈哈!
    你吹得我漲,拉得我長咩?哈哈哈!
    nei5 ceoi1 dak1 ngo5 zoeng3, laai1 dak1 ngo5 coeng4 me1? haa1 haa1 haa1!
  3. Cantonese
    话之佢裙拉裤甩都要即刻同我赶过嚟!
    話之佢裙拉褲甩都要即刻同我趕過嚟!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    手拉手围成一圈
    手拉手圍成一圈
    shǒu lā shǒu wéi chéng yī quān
    • to hold hands and form a circle
  2. Mandarin
    穆巴拉克总统欢迎并感谢江泽民主席应他的邀请来到亚历山大与他会晤。
    穆巴拉克總統歡迎並感謝江澤民主席應他的邀請來到亞歷山大與他會晤。
    mù bā lā kè zǒng tǒng huān yíng bìng gǎn xiè jiāng zé mín zhǔ xí yìng tā de yāo qǐng lái dào yà lì shān dà yǔ tā huì wù .
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    拉二胡
    拉二胡
    lā èr hú
    • to play the erhu
  4. Mandarin
    我不会拉小提琴。
    我不會拉小提琴。
    wǒ bù huì lā xiǎo tí qín .
    • I don't know how to play the violin.
  5. Cantonese
    将窗帘拉落嚟
    将窗帘拉落嚟
    zoeng1 coeng1 lim4 laai1 lok6 lai4
    • pull down window blinds