How to Write 拉 (la / lā) in Chinese — to pull

拉

lā

to pull; to drag (in 拉车)

HSK 2扌提手旁

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

lāto pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag

3Structure

拉

Left-right structure左右结构

拉 is built from 2 parts.

扌+立

4Common Words with 拉

拉lā

to pull; to drag; to play; to draw

拉开lā kāi

to open; to pull apart

拉小提琴lā xiǎo tí qín

to play the violin

拉手lā shǒu

to hold hands; handshake

拉扯lā chě

to pull; to drag; to bring up (children)

不拉叽bù lā jī

(nasty, stupid etc) as can be

5Example Sentences

他拉开了窗帘。

tā lā kāi le chuāng lián。

He pulled open the curtains.

她喜欢拉小提琴。

tā xǐ huān lā xiǎo tí qín。

She likes playing the violin.

Other Characters Pronounced “la”

落

làHSK 3

to fall; to drop (in 降落)

see 垃圾[lā jī]

old variant of 辣[là]

(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc

see 邋遢[lā ta5]

see 旮旯[gā lá]

a huge boulder

old variant of 攋[là]

6Printable Worksheet

chinese-handwriting.com

拉

lā

to pull; to drag (in 拉车)

Common Words

lā

拉

to pull; to drag; to play; to draw

lā kāi

拉开

to open; to pull apart

lā xiǎo tí qín

拉小提琴

to play the violin

lā shǒu

拉手

to hold hands; handshake

lā chě

拉扯

to pull; to drag; to bring up (children)

bù lā jī

不拉叽

(nasty, stupid etc) as can be

Tracing Practice

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