Chinese word

拉动

Pronunciation

Pinyinlā dòng

Meaning

  • verbpull

Example

请不要拉动这条电线。qǐng bú yào lā dòng zhè tiáo diàn xiàn

Please don't pull this wire.

Illustration for 拉动 (pull)

More examples

新政策出台后，投资回暖并拉动了相关行业的增长。xīn zhèng cè chū tái hòu tóu zī huí nuǎn bìng lā dòng le xiāng guān háng yè de zēng zhǎng

After the new policy was introduced, investment recovered and drove growth in related industries.

Core concept

A hand or force draws an object in one direction and gets it moving.

Common phrases

  • 拉动需求lā dòng xū qiú

    stimulate demand

  • 拉动就业lā dòng jiù yè

    boost employment

  • 拉动产业链lā dòng chǎn yè liàn

    drive the industrial chain

Similar words

拉lā: Pulling something toward oneself or in a chosen direction by hand or with force.
拖tuō: Dragging something along the ground or floor without lifting it.
推tuī: Pushing something so that it moves away from oneself.
扯chě: Giving something a sudden, forceful pull.

Definition in Chinese

用手或用力把物体向一个方向拉，使其移动或开始动起来。yòng shǒu huò yòng lì bǎ wù tǐ xiàng yí gè fāng xiàng lā shǐ qí yí dòng huò kāi shǐ dòng qǐ lái

Word origin

拉 (lā, "pull") + 动 (dòng, "move") combines the action with its result, giving the verb its sense of pulling something so that it moves or starts moving.

Usage tips

  • The verb is transitive in ordinary use, so the moved item normally follows it; this word order helps separate the actor from the thing receiving the force.

Other meanings

  • moveverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 拉动因素lā dòng yīn sùdriving factornoun

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