拉
- 324th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
- 1 dictionary entry
- Appears in 580 words
- Component in 2 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. lā (la1)to pull • to play (a bowed instrument) • to drag • to draw • to chat
Pronunciation Clues
1. Pronunciation clue for 拉 lā (la1)The component 立 is pronounced as 'lì' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
Example Words
Common
kǎ lā (Ka3 la1)Kara (Togo)
lā shǐ (la1 shi3)to defecate • to shit • to crap
lā shǒu (la1 shou3)to hold hands • to shake hands
lā shou (la1 shou5)a handle • to pull on a handle
lā lā (La1 la1)Lala, Philippines
lā lā (la1 la1)lesbian (net slang)
lā dù zi (la1 du4 zi5)diarrhea
shā lā (sha1 la1)salad
xiāng gé lǐ lā (Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1)Shangri-La (mythical location) • Shangri-La town and county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan • formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhong1 dian4] in Tibetan province of Kham
Uncommon
yà bó lā hǎn (Ya4 bo2 la1 han3)Abraham (name) • Abraham, father of Judaism and Islam in the Bible and Quran • same as Ibrahim 易卜拉辛
yī lā kè (Yi1 la1 ke4)Iraq
kè lā (ke4 la1)carat (mass)
kè lā kè (Ke4 la1 ke4)Clark or Clarke (name)
kè lā mǎ yī (Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1)Qaramay shehiri (Karamay city) or Kèlāmǎyī prefecture level city in Xinjiang
huá la (hua2 la5)to sweep • to brush away
bó lā mǔ sī (Bo2 la1 mu3 si1)Brahms (name) • Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German romantic composer
nán sī lā fū (Nan2 si1 la1 fu1)Yugoslavia, 1943-1992
jí lā dé (Ji2 la1 de2)Gillard (name)
hū lā quān (hu1 la1 quan1)hula hoop
gē sī lā (Ge1 si1 la1)Godzilla (Japanese ゴジラ Gojira)
gá lā (ga2 la1)onomat. • same as 噶喇
kān péi lā (Kan1 pei2 la1)Canberra, capital of Australia
mèng jiā lā (Meng4 jia1 la1)Bengal • Bangladesh
ān lā (An1 la1)Allah (Arabic name of God)
ní jiā lā guā (Ni2 jia1 la1 gua1)Nicaragua
zuǒ lā (Zuo3 la1)Zola (name) • Émile Zola (1840-1902), French naturalist novelist
bù lā gé (Bu4 la1 ge2)Prague, capital of Czech Republic
xī lā lǐ (Xi1 la1 li3)Hillary (person name) • Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician, First lady during Bill Clinton's presidency 1993-2001, Senator for New York since 2001, US Secretary of state from 2009
shǒu lā shǒu (shou3 la1 shou3)to join hands • hand in hand
bā lā (ba1 la1)to push lightly • to flick to one side • to get rid of
lā dīng (la1 ding1)Latin • (in former times) to press-gang • to kidnap and force people into service
lā dīng wǔ (la1 ding1 wu3)Latin American dancing
lā shēn (la1 shen1)to draw • to stretch
lā dǎo (la1 dao3)lit. pull and fall • (coll.) the deal is off • forget about it! • let it go at that!
lā rù (la1 ru4)to pull into • to draw in
lā lì (la1 li4)tension
lā bù lā duō (La1 bu4 la1 duo1)Labrador, Canada • Labrador (a breed of dog)
lā che (la1 che5)to drag • to pull • to raise a child (through difficulties) • to help • to support • to drag in • to chat
lā gān (la1 gan1)tension bar
lā gé lǎng rì (La1 ge2 lang3 ri4)Lagrange (name) • Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1735-1813), French mathematician and physicist
lā bǐ (la1 bi3)rabbi
lā dēng (La1 deng1)(Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda
lā pí (la1 pi2)to have a facelift • facelift
lā piào (la1 piao4)to campaign for votes • to ask voters for support
lā jīn (la1 jin1)stretching (exercise)
lā měi (La1 Mei3)Latin America • abbr. for 拉丁美洲
lā mò sī (La1 mo4 si1)(Philippine President Fidel) Ramos
lā gāo (la1 gao1)to pull up
tuō lā (tuo1 la1)dilatory • slow • sluggish
tuō tuō lā lā (tuo1 tuo1 la1 la1)to procrastinate
tí lā mǐ sū (ti2 la1 mi3 su1)tiramisù (loanword from Italian meaning "pull-me-up") • dessert made of ladyfingers dipped in coffee and mascarpone cream
sā hā lā (Sa1 ha1 la1)Sahara
sǎ hā lā shā mò (Sa3 ha1 la1 sha1 mo4)Sahara desert
yì lā guàn (yi4 la1 guan4)pull-top can • easy-open can (with ring-pull)
běn lā dēng (Ben3 La1 deng1)(Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda
shā tè ā lā bó (Sha1 te4 A1 la1 bo2)Saudi Arabia
fǎ lā (Fa3 la1)Farad, SI unit of electrical capacitance
fǎ lā lì (Fa3 la1 li4)Ferrari
fǎ lā dì (Fa3 la1 di4)Faraday (name) • Michael Faraday (1791-1867), British experimental physicist prominent in the development of electricity
hǎi lā ěr (Hai3 la1 er3)Hailar district, Mongolian Xailar raion, of Hulunbuir city 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3 shi4], Inner Mongolia
pān duō lā (Pan1 duo1 la1)Pandora
xī xī lā lā (xi1 xi1 la1 la1)sparse and fragmentary
mǐ lā (Mi3 la1)Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti)
dā la (da1 la5)to droop • to dangle
sè lā (se4 la1)salad
sè lā yóu (se4 la1 you2)salad oil
shā lā (Sha1 la1)Sara or Sarah (name)
shā lā bō wá (Sha1 la1 bo1 wa2)Sharapova (Russian female tennis star)
hè lā (He4 la1)Hera (wife of Zeus)
ā lā (a1 la1)I • we • me • us
ā lā dīng (A1 la1 ding1)Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
ā lā bó (A1 la1 bo2)Arabian • Arabic • Arab
ā lā bó rén (A1 la1 bo2 ren2)Arab • Arabian • Arabian people
ā lā bó hǎi (A1 la1 bo2 hai3)Arabian Sea
ā lā sī jiā (A1 la1 si1 jia1)Alaska, US state