Word: 拉 (lā, lá, lǎ, là)

不要拉我的腿！

Búyào lā wǒ de tuǐ!

Don't pull my leg!

他一把拉过她，然后吻了下去。

Tā yì bǎ lāguo tā, ránhòu wěnle xiàqù.

He drew her to him and kissed her on the mouth.

他小提琴拉得很好。

Tā xiǎotíqín lā de hěn hǎo.

He plays the violin very well.

他拉上了他的包。

Tā lā shàng le tā de bāo.

He zipped his bag shut.

他拉着我走到了二楼。

Tā lāzhe wǒ zǒu dàole èr lóu.

He caught my hand and pulled me to the second floor.

他非常擅长拉小提琴。

Tā fēicháng shàncháng lā xiǎotíqín.

He is very good at playing violin.

以前农村都用牛拉犁。

Yǐqián nóngcūn dōu yòng niú lā lí.

In the past, people in the countryside all used oxen to pull the plough.

你会拉小提琴吗？

Nǐ huì lā xiǎotíqín ma?

Can you play the violin?

你应该每天练习拉小提琴。

Nǐ yīnggāi měitiān liànxí lā xiǎotíqín.

You should practice playing the violin every day.

你能不能把这个号码拉进黑名单？

Nǐ néng bùnéng bǎ zhège hàomǎ lā jìn hēimíngdān?

Could you add this number to the blacklist?

兔子拉犁，不讲路数

tùzi lā lí, bù jiǎng lùshù

a rabbit pulling a plough: no regard for method

吃了柳条拉笊篱，肚子里编的

chīle liǔtiáo lā zhàoli, dǔzi lǐ biān de

ate willow twigs and passed a strainer: woven inside the belly

吃冰块儿拉冰块儿，没化

chī bīng kuàir lā bīng kuàir, méi huà

eat ice and pass ice: nothing melted (nothing to say)

夕阳下，老人的身影被拉得很长。

Xīyáng xià, lǎorén de shēnyǐng bèi lā de hěn cháng.

In the setting sun, the old man's silhouette was stretched long.

大桅杆上拉二胡，扯高调儿

dà wéigān shàng lā èrhú, chě gāodiào ér

playing the erhu on the main mast: pulling a high tune

她亲热地拉着我的手。

Tā qīnrè de lāzhe wǒ de shǒu.

She took my hand affectionately.

她拉上了窗帘。

Tā lā shàng le chuānglián.

She drew up the curtain.

她现在正在练习拉小提琴。

Tā xiànzài zhèngzài liànxí lā xiǎotíqín.

She is practicing the violin now.

小车不拉,推好了

xiǎochē bù lā,tuī hǎole

a handcart isn't pulled: pushing (tuī) it is fine

小鸟在我的车上拉了屎。

Xiǎoniǎo zài wǒ de chē shàng lāle shǐ.

A bird pooped on my car.

弯过了头要折，拉过了头要断

wānguòle tóu yào shé, lāguòle tóu yào duàn

bend it too far and it snaps; pull it too far and it breaks

您听见我儿子拉小提琴了吗？

Nín tīngjiàn wǒ érzi lā xiǎotíqín le ma?

Did you hear my son play the violin?

我把他拉进了黑名单。

Wǒ bǎ tā lā jìnle hēimíngdān.

I put him on my blacklist.

我把他拉黑了。

Wǒ bǎ tā lā hēile.

I blocked him.

我把我自己用力拉了起来。

Wǒ bǎ wǒ zìjǐ yònglì lāle qǐlai.

I heaved myself up.

我把我自己用力拉起来。

Wǒ bǎ wǒ zìjǐ yònglì lā qǐlai.

I heaved myself up.

我拉小提琴。

Wǒ lā xiǎotíqín.

I play the violin.

我被拉进了一个新群聊。

Wǒ bèi lā jìnle yí gè xīn qúnliáo.

I got added to a new group chat.

我说拉科塔语。

Wǒ shuō lā kē tǎ yǔ.

I speak Lakota.

拉不出屎赖茅房,净找客观原因

lā bù chū shǐ lài máofáng,jìng zhǎo kèguān yuányīn

can't manage to relieve oneself and blames the latrine: only looks for external causes

拉了弦的手榴弹,给谁谁不要

lāle xián de shǒuliúdàn,gěi shuí shuí búyào

A grenade with its pin pulled: no one wants it, whoever it's offered to

拉了秧的黄瓜,蔫头耷脑

lāle yāng de huángguā,niāntóudānǎo

A cucumber whose vine has been pulled up: wilted and drooping

拉弓不可拉满,赶人不可赶上

lā gōng bùkě lā mǎn,gǎnrénbùkěgǎnshàng

don't draw the bow fully, don't chase a person right down

拉琴的丢唱本,没谱儿

lā qín de diū chàngběn,méipǔr

A fiddler who has lost the song book: no score

拉着胡子过河,牵须过渡

lāzhe húzi guòhé,qiān xū guòdù

Pulling a beard to cross the river: leading the whisker across the ford

斯库拉洗了苹果。

Sī kù lā xǐle píngguǒ.

Skura washed the apples.

是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛

shì luózi shì mǎ, lā chūlái liù liù

whether it's a mule or a horse, lead it out and walk it around

木匠拉大锯，有来有去

mùjiàng lā dà jù, yǒu lái yǒu qù

carpenters pulling a big saw: there's coming and going

牛劲儿不齐拉乱套，人心不齐瞎胡闹

niú jìnr bùqí lā luàntào, rénxīn bùqí xiāhúnào

if the oxen don't pull together the harness tangles; if people aren't united they just make a mess

瞎子拉二胡,练好了的本领

xiāzi lā èrhú,liàn hǎole de běnlǐng

a blind man playing the erhu: a skill perfected by practice

秀才拉到香炉里，知理不讲理

xiùcai lā dào xiānglú lǐ, zhī lǐ bù jiǎnglǐ

a scholar relieving himself in the incense burner: knows what's right yet isn't reasonable

绳子被拉断了。

Shéngzi bèi lā duànle.

The rope broke under the strain.

老虎拉碾子,乱套

lǎohǔ lā niǎnzi,luàntào

a tiger pulling a stone roller: tangled harness

老鼠拉木锨,大头在后边

lǎoshǔ lā mùxiān,dàtóu zài hòubian

a mouse dragging a wooden shovel: the big end is at the back

聋子拉二胡，胡扯

lóngzi lā èrhú, húchě

a deaf person plays the erhu: pulling wildly

街边有个老人在拉二胡。

Jiē biān yǒu gè lǎorén zài lā èrhú.

An old man by the street is playing the erhu.

门上的销坏了，一拉就开。

Ménshàng de xiāo huàile, yì lā jiù kāi.

The bolt on the door is broken, so it opens with one pull.

韩湘子拉着铁拐李，一个会吹，一个会捧

Hánxiāngzǐ lāzhe Tiěguǎi Lǐ, yí gè huì chuī, yí gè huì pěng

Han Xiangzi pulling Iron-Crutch Li: one can blow, one can hold up