WordTaiwan frequency #25,094
拉鋸
ㄌㄚ ㄐㄩˋ
“to saw back and forth; to be evenly matched; a seesaw struggle between two sides”
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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.