拉 (lā) means Pull (transport - to tow - drawn). Below are 10 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
妈妈 拉 着孩子的手过马路。
Māma lā zhe háizi de shǒu guò mǎlù.
The mother took her child's hand and crossed the road.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 拉
早上她 拉 开了窗帘。
Zǎoshang tā lā kāi le chuānglián.
In the morning she drew back the curtains.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 窗帘
他使劲儿 拉 开了门。
Tā shǐjìnr lā kāi le mén.
He pulled the door open with all his strength.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 使劲儿
这种拖 拉 的作风必须改。
Zhè zhǒng tuōlā de zuòfēng bìxū gǎi.
This dilatory way of working must change.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 作风
他拽着绳子把箱子 拉 了上来。
Tā zhuàizhe shéngzi bǎ xiāngzi lā le shànglái.
He hauled on the rope and pulled the box up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拽
他握住把手，用力把箱子 拉 了出来。
Tā wòzhù bǎshou, yònglì bǎ xiāngzi lā le chūlái.
He gripped the handle and pulled the case out with all his strength.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 把手
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From the graded readers
上个月，我跑完了人生第一个马 拉 松。
shànggèyuè, wǒ pǎowán le / liǎo / liào rénshēng dìyī gè mǎlāsōng.
Last month I finished the first marathon of my life.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
From the travel phrasebook
我 拉 你进群。
Wǒ lā nǐ jìn qún.
I'll add you to the group.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
Questions about 拉
How is 拉 used in a sentence?
This page shows 10 sentences using 拉 (lā, "Pull (transport - to tow - drawn)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 拉 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 拉 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 拉 an HSK word?
Yes — 拉 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 拉?
The dictionary page for 拉 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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