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拉 (laai1) — transport by vehicle; haul in Cantonese

laaiˉ¹拉
Mandarin Pinyin: la1

Meaning of 拉

nountransport by vehicle; haul
nounlead; direct (a team)
nounvariant of 攋
nounlengthen; draw out; drawl
nounsolicit; canvass; win over
nounpull; drag; draw; tug
nounplay (violin, accordion, etc)
nounseize; arrest; capture
noun(verb) 1. to arrest; 2. to lead (a group of people)

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Example Sentences with 拉

佢地兩個可以拉埋天窗全靠我揸大葵扇咋
The two of them got married all because I matchmade them together.
boˉ¹波laaiˉ¹拉dakˍ₆特haiˍ₆係go˗₃個haaˉ¹哈saat˗₃薩hakˉ¹克siˉ¹斯taanˊ²坦jan4;人；keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係meiˏ₅美gwok˗₃國janˎ₄人aa˗₃呀
Borat is from Kazakhstan; he is not an American.
keoiˏ₅佢beiˊ²俾gingˊ²警caat˗₃察laaiˉ¹拉zoˊ²咗heoi˗₃去。
He was arrested by the police.
點解佢哋會畀人拉呀？
Why would they be arrested?
ho2-m4-ho2ji5可gaai2sik1-jat1haa5唔dim2gaai2可neiˏ₅以wuiˏ₅解mou4dyun1dyun1釋beiˍ₆一janˎ₄下laaiˉ¹點ne1?解妳會無端端被人拉呢？
Can you explain why you were arrested for no reason?
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Words Containing 拉

拖拉to1 laai1
haul
拖拖拉拉to1 to1 laai1 laai1
to procrastinate; sluggish; mark of an unstable relationship
胡亂拉人wu4 lyun6 laai1 jan4
to arrest someone without a good reason
拖拉機to1 laai1 gei1
tractor
拉丁舞laai1 ding1 mou5
Latin dance, includes five dances: Cha cha 恰恰舞 / 查查舞 , Rumba 倫巴舞 , Samba 桑巴舞 / 森巴舞 , Paso Doble 鬥牛舞 and Jive 捷舞 / 牛仔舞
拉丁文laai1 ding1 man2
Latin (language)
拉屎laai6 si2
to defecate
拉住laai1 zyu6
to hold back
拉衫laai1 saam1
shirt-pulling
拉布戰術laai1 bou3 zin3 seot6
delaying tactic; filibuster; stalling tactic
拉埋天窗laai1 maai4 tin1 coeng1
tie the knot; get married
狗屎拉雜gau2 si2 laap6 zaap6
unorganized things; hodgepodge of things

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