Lingaku拉【lā】
HSK 2
- to pull
- to play (a bowed instrument)
- to drag
- to draw
- to chat
- (coll.) to empty one's bowels
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to pull
- to play (a bowed instrument)
- to drag
- to draw
- to chat
- (coll.) to empty one's bowels
This meaning refers to physically pulling or tugging something towards oneself.
He pulled the rope.
拉 is used to describe playing stringed instruments with a bow, such as the violin or erhu.
This meaning is used when pulling something heavy or reluctant along the ground.
He dragged the suitcase forward.
When 拉 is used in the context of drawing, it means to pull a line or shape on a surface.
The child is drawing a rainbow, he wants to draw a rainbow.
This meaning of 拉 is colloquially used to mean chatting or conversing with someone.
This colloquial usage refers to the act of defecating.