拉 lā▶ menarik

Stroke order

拉 is written in 8 strokes.

• 拉

Senses

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

Example sentences

• 请把门拉开。Qǐng bǎ mén lā kāi.Please pull the door open.
• 妈妈拉着孩子的手过马路。Māma lā zhe háizi de shǒu guò mǎlù.The mother crossed the road holding the child's hand.

Related words

• 困难kesulitan
• 垃圾桶Sampah

拉 is pronounced lā and means “menarik”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 拉 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.