to pull; to injure by straining
(coll.) to let it go; to drop it
(dialect) to chat; to gossip
to make ceramics (on a potter's wheel)
to force into service; press-gang
to solicit (guests, clients, passengers etc); to importune
to defecate; to shit; to crap
to bring to the same level; to even up; to flare out; to flatten out
to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase
to hold hands; to shake hands
a handle; to pull on a handle
to drag; to pull; to raise a child (through difficulties); to help; to support; to drag in; to chat
to rope in; (fig.) to involve sb; to entice
disorganized; rambling; incoherent
to try to stop a fight; to intervene in a fight
(northern dialect) to pick up a fare (as a taxi driver); to pick up a piece of work (as a courier)
ring pull (can); strap handle (on bus or train); circular door handle
to have a facelift; facelift
(of beard etc) stubbly; scraggly; unkempt
to campaign for votes; to ask voters for support
(coll.) to have diarrhea; to shrink back; to cower
to pull tight; tensioning
teh tarik, an Indian-style tea with milk (GM)
lari (currency of Georgia) (loanword)
zipper; zip fastener ; zip; fly(s)
a two-man saw; (fig.) to-and-fro between two sides
to lengthen; to pull sth out longer
trendy; eye-catching; flashy
to block; to blacklist
(someone); to add sb to one's blacklist
(on a cellphone, or in instant messaging software etc); abbr. for
拉 到 黑名單
die (i.e. tool for cutting wire to a given diameter)
to try to form friendly ties with sb for one's own benefit; to suck up to sb
to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit; to suck up to sb
rally (car race) (loanword)
to cross little fingers (between children) as a promise
(of a performer) to put on a show at an outdoor venue (temple fair, marketplace etc); (fig.) to enhance sb's reputation; to make a name for oneself
to talk or chat about ordinary daily life
to start a clique; to form a faction
(coll.) to bring up; to rear; to raise
support team; cheering squad; cheerleader; also written 啦啦隊|啦啦队
to tout; to solicit customers
to procure; to act as pimp
(coll. to have) diarrhea; (coll. to have an) upset stomach
to-and-fro tussle; closely-fought contest
to pull a long face; to scowl
lactitol, a sugar alcohol
(fig.) to raise the curtain; to lift the curtain; to be a curtain raiser for
to assume a fighting stance; (fig.) to take the offensive
to tug at; to pull at sb aggressively; to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way; (derog.) to hobnob; to consort
to hold up a white banner (i.e. to protest)
to drag (sb) along (to a place); to yank
to push lightly; to flick to one side; to get rid of
to drag along; to haul; (fig.) to procrastinate; shilly-shallying; sluggish; (computing) drag and drop; (loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams
farad, SI unit of electrical capacitance (loanword)
guava (loanword from Taiwanese)
lira (former Italian etc currency) (loanword)
(dialect) my; our; I; we; me; us
(nasty, stupid etc) as can be
(dialect) saliva; also written
哈喇子
(Manchu loanword) knucklebones; see
羊拐
candela (unit of luminosity); standard candle
to join hands; hand in hand
(loanword) tolar, former currency of Slovenia; name for the silver coin and the main currency in Bohemia from 16th-18th century
trust (commerce) (loanword)
pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)
salad dressing; vinaigrette
piracetam
(loanword); see
乙酰胺吡咯烷酮
vuvuzela (horn blown by sports fans)
cefradine, cephradine (pharm.)
tiramisu (Italian dessert) (loanword)
to drag sb along against his will; to draw a forced analogy
ayatollah (religious leader in Shia Islam)
arabinose (type of sugar)
to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep; (fig.) the ordinary daily routine
fuck!; motherfucker!; fucking
democracy (loanword) (old)