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拉
lā
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- pinyin
- lā
- simplified
- 拉
- traditional
- 拉
1 · verb
to pull
施力使物体朝靠近自己的方向移动。
Use la1 for pulling, not la2 for cutting or the bound la4 reading.
She pulled the curtains open to let sunlight into the room.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
她拉开窗帘，让阳光照进房间。
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