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拖累
拖累 (tuō lěi): Implicate / Drag down (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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拖 • tuō • to drag, to pull, to delay • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
tuō
拖
to drag, to pull, to delay
累 • lěi • tired • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
lěi
累
tired
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 拖累.
Words with
拖
拖鞋
tuō xié
slippers
拖延
tuō yán
delay; put off; procrastinate
拖欠
tuō qiàn
Owe / Be in arrears
拖住
tuō zhù
to hold back / to delay
拖把
tuō bǎ
mop
拖曳
tuōyè
drag, tow
拖车
tuō chē
tow truck; trailer
拖后腿
tuō hòu tuǐ
hold back; hinder
Words with
累
积累
jī lěi
to accumulate
劳累
láo lèi
Tired / exhausted
累积
lěi jī
accumulate / amass
累计
lěi jì
cumulative / total
累赘
léi zhuì
burdensome ; burden
累垮
lèi kuǎ
exhausted; worn out
累死
lèi sǐ
to be exhausted to death; extremely tired
累累
lěi lěi
countless, numerous (often of achievements or crimes)
4.
How to Use 拖累 in Sentences
Verb + Object
chéng
成
wéi
为
tuō
拖
lèi
累
neutral
become a burden
tuō
拖
lèi
累
bié
别
rén
人
neutral
be a burden to others
tuō
拖
lèi
累
jīng
经
jì
济
formal
Written
Adverb + Verb
with
严重
yán
严
zhòng
重
tuō
拖
lèi
累
Verb + Complement
with
不起
tuō
拖
lèi
累
bù
不
qǐ
起
5.
Example Sentences with 拖累
wǒ
我
shēng
生
bìng
病
le
了
，
tuō
拖
lěi
累
drag down the economy
neutral
seriously hinder
informal
Spoken
cannot afford to be a burden
le
了
mā
妈
mā
妈
。
I got sick and burdened my mom.
tā
他
dān
担
xīn
心
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
zhài
债
wù
务
wèn
问
tí
题
huì
会
tuō
拖
lěi
累
jiā
家
rén
人
de
的
shēng
生
huó
活
zhì
质
liàng
量
。
He worries that his debt problem will drag down his family's quality of life.
gāi
该
bù
部
mén
门
yè
业
jì
绩
bù
不
jiā
佳
，
yán
严
zhòng
重
tuō
拖
lěi
累
le
了
jí
集
tuán
团
de
的
zhěng
整
tǐ
体
yíng
盈
lì
利
shuǐ
水
píng
平
。
The poor performance of this department has seriously dragged down the overall profitability of the group.
tā
他
de
的
chí
迟
dào
到
tuō
拖
lěi
累
le
了
zhěng
整
gè
个
tuán
团
duì
队
de
的
gōng
工
zuò
作
jìn
进
dù
度
。
His lateness held back the entire team's work progress.
nán
难
dào
道
wǒ
我
de
的
bǎo
保
shǒu
守
cè
策
lüè
略
zhēn
真
de
的
tuō
拖
lěi
累
le
了
tuán
团
duì
队
de
的
chuàng
创
xīn
新
bù
步
fá
伐
ma
吗
？
Could my conservative strategy really be holding back the team's pace of innovation?
