拖
累

To encumber in Chinese: 拖累 (tuō lěi)

tuō lěi

to encumber

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to encumber
  2. 2to be a burden on
  3. 3to implicate

Stroke order

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拖
累

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄛ

tuō

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

ㄌㄟˇ

lěi

ㄌ/ lㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他不想因为生病而拖累家人。

    tā bù xiǎng yīn wéi shēng bìng ér tuō lěi jiā rén。

    He doesn't want to be a burden on his family because of his illness.

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Related words

累

lèi

tired

拖

tuō

to drag

积累

jī lěi

to accumulate

拖鞋

tuō xié

slippers

劳累

láo lèi

tired

累积

lěi jī

to accumulate

累计

lěi jì

to calculate the running total

拖欠

tuō qiàn

in arrears

拖延

tuō yán

to delay

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