拉U+62C98 STROKES
Entry·pron. lā
ㄌㄚ
“To pull or drag; to draw out or lengthen; to chat or invite; to recruit or arrange; to play a stringed instrument; to empty one's bowels.”
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- 馬拉松ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄙㄨㄥmarathon (long-distance race); any long, endurance event requiring sustained effort over a long period
- 拉開ㄌㄚ ˙ㄎㄞto pull open; to pull apart; to separate; to space out; to increase
- 伊拉克ㄧ ㄌㄚ ㄎㄜˋIraq; a country in West Asia.
- 希拉蕊ㄒㄧ ㄌㄚ ㄖㄨㄟˇHillary (female given name); transliteration of Hillary
- 拉近ㄌㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˋto pull closer; to shorten the distance between; (fig.) to build a closer relationship
- 阿拉伯ㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄅㄛˊArab; Arabic; Arabian; relating to the Arab world, its people, or language.
- 拉長ㄌㄚ ㄔㄤˊto lengthen; to stretch something out; to extend in length.
- 沙拉ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚsalad; a cold dish of mixed vegetables, often with dressing; a loanword from English.
- 拉到ㄌㄚ ㄉㄠˋto pull to; to drag to; to haul to; to bring to a place by pulling.
- 拉抬ㄌㄚ ㄊㄞˊto pull something up; to give a boost to; to support
- 拉扯ㄌㄚ ˙ㄔㄜto drag; to pull; to raise or support someone through hardship; to involve unrelated people or matters; to chat idly.
- 安拉ㄢ ㄌㄚAllah; the one God in Islam; the supreme deity worshipped by Muslims.
- 拉高ㄌㄚ ㄍㄠto pull up; to raise; to boost (prices, value, or level).
- 卡拉ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚkaraoke; (Taiwan) crispy, deep-fried (of chicken etc); Kara (city in northern Togo); Cara, Karla etc (name).
- 拉起ㄌㄚ ㄑㄧˇto pull up; to lift by pulling; to raise (a flag, window, etc.); to rally (troops, team) for action
- 拉攏ㄌㄚ ˙ㄌㄨㄥto win over; to bring someone to one's side through persuasion or favors; to co-opt
- 莎拉ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚa female given name; transliteration of the English name Sarah
- 拉出ㄌㄚ ㄔㄨto pull out; to drag out; to extend; to produce; to list out
- 拉住ㄌㄚ ㄓㄨˋto hold on to; to pull someone or something back; to restrain by pulling
- 拉回ㄌㄚ ㄏㄨㄟˊto pull back; to drag back; to retrieve; to bring back
- 拉麵ㄌㄚ ㄇㄧㄢˋhand-pulled noodles; a noodle dish made by stretching dough repeatedly; also refers to the noodles themselves
- 伊波拉ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄚEbola; a severe viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus; often fatal; outbreaks mainly in Africa.
- 拉下ㄌㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋto pull down; to lower; to bring down; to remove from a position; to lag behind
- 莫拉克ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄚ ㄎㄜˋname of typhoon that struck Taiwan in 2009; transliteration of Morakot
- 拉票ㄌㄚ ㄆㄧㄠˋto campaign for votes; to solicit voter support during an election; canvassing for votes.
- 馬尼拉ㄇㄚˇ ㄋㄧˊ ㄌㄚManila; capital city of the Philippines, located on Luzon island with a major seaport on Manila Bay
- 芭芭拉ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄚBarbara (female given name)
- 柏拉圖ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄚ ㄊㄨˊPlato; ancient Greek philosopher, founder of idealism and author of The Republic
- 拉丁美洲ㄌㄚ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄇㄟˇ ㄓㄡLatin America; the collective term for Central and South American countries, whose populations are largely of Latin descent and speak Latin-based languages
- 克拉ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄚcarat; unit of weight for gemstones, equal to 200 milligrams
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