tuō = tu + o1
variant of 拖[tuo1]
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tuō = tu + o1
to drag / to tow / to trail / to hang down / to mop (the floor) / to delay / to drag on
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How to pronounce 拖

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= tu initial

Tu is for Tommy Turtle.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ o1 final

In front of the observatory.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

拖 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= t + a1
variant of 它[ta1]
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= y + Ø2
a tribe of indigenous people in south China
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shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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Characters with 拖 as component

拖 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 拖

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to tow / towed vehicle / towing vehicle
to delay / to put off / to procrastinate
slippers / sandals / flip-flops / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Sentences with 拖

拖 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tuō

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