拉 lā to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels syn 停车 停車 tíng chē to pull up (stop one's vehicle) / to park / (of a machine) to stop working / to stall 振作 zhèn zuò to bestir oneself / to pull oneself together / to cheer up / to uplift / to stimulate syn 拉开 拉開 lā kāi to pull open / to pull apart / to space out / to increase syn 靠边 靠邊 kào biān to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside! syn 拔掉 bá diào to pluck / to pull off / to pull out / to unplug syn 抽筋 chōu jīn cramp / charley horse / to pull a tendon syn 收缩 收縮 shōu suō to pull back / to shrink / to contract / (physiology) systole syn 撤出 chè chū to withdraw / to leave / to retreat / to pull out syn 齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 鬼脸 鬼臉 guǐ liǎn wry face / to grimace / to pull a face / comic face / face mask / devil mask 拉长 拉長 lā cháng to lengthen / to pull sth out longer syn 引入 yǐn rù to draw into / to pull into / to introduce 攀登 pān dēng to climb / to pull oneself up / to clamber / to scale / fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger syn 同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 拉扯 lā che to drag / to pull / to raise a child (through difficulties) / to help / to support / to drag in / to chat syn 靠岸 kào àn (of a boat) to reach the shore / to pull toward shore / close to shore / landfall 拉倒 lā dǎo to pull down / (coll.) to let it go / to drop it 牵引 牽引 qiān yǐn to pull / to draw (a cart) / to tow syn 分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn 后撤 後撤 hòu chè to pull back (an army) / to retreat syn 进站 進站 jìn zhàn (of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station / to arrive at a stop / (of a person) to enter a station / to visit a website / to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[bo2shi4hou4 liu2dong4zhan4] where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.) 易拉罐 yì lā guàn pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull) 走后门 走後門 zǒu hòu mén (lit.) to enter through the back door / (fig.) to pull strings / to use connections / (fig.) (slang) to have anal sex syn 掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù to fool people (idiom) / to pull the wool over people's eyes syn 力挽狂澜 力挽狂瀾 lì wǎn kuáng lán to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom) / fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis syn 牵线 牽線 qiān xiàn to pull strings / to manipulate (a puppet) / to control from behind the scene / to mediate syn 掰开 掰開 bāi kāi to pull apart / to pry open with the hands syn 拉动 拉動 lā dòng to pull / (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity) / to motivate (people to do sth) syn 拖曳 tuō yè to pull / to drag / to haul syn 哭丧着脸 哭喪著臉 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression syn 引蛇出洞 yǐn shé chū dòng lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom) syn 拉拉扯扯 lā lā chě chě to tug at / to pull at sb aggressively / to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way / (derog.) to hobnob / to consort syn 拔除 bá chú to pull out / to remove syn 拉手 lā shou a handle / to pull on a handle syn 拆台 拆臺 chāi tái (theater) to dismantle the stage / (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet / to undermine sb's plans syn 扳平 bān píng to equalize / to level the score / to pull back the advantage syn 吧嗒 bā da (onom.) patter, splatter, click / to smack one's lips / to pull (on a pipe) syn 爆冷 bào lěng an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough syn 取巧 qǔ qiǎo quick fix / opportune short cut (around a difficulty) / cheap trick (to get what one wants) / to pull a fast one 爆冷门 爆冷門 bào lěng mén an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough syn 技术转让 技術轉讓 jì shù zhuǎn ràng technology transfer / transfer of technology 拨出 撥出 bō chū to pull out / to allocate (funds) / to dial syn 拉高 lā gāo to pull up 反超 fǎn chāo to reverse (the score) / to pull off a comeback / to take the lead 拉紧 拉緊 lā jǐn to pull tight / tensioning 扳回 bān huí to pull back / to regain (one's dignity etc) / to recover from (an adverse situation) / to turn the tables syn 拖拽 tuō zhuài to pull / to drag / to haul 拖拽 tuō yè to pull / to drag / to haul 拉伤 拉傷 lā shāng to pull / to injure by straining 拉入 lā rù to pull into / to draw in 釜底抽薪 fǔ dǐ chōu xīn to take drastic measures to deal with a situation / to pull the carpet from under sb syn 绷着脸 繃著臉 běng zhe liǎn to have a taut face / to pull a long face / to look displeased 做鬼脸 做鬼臉 zuò guǐ liǎn to pull a face / to grimace / to scowl 拔毛 bá máo to pull out hair / to pluck / epilation 扳动 扳動 bān dòng to pull out / to pull a lever syn 回采 回採 huí cǎi stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces) / to extract ore / extraction / to pull back 抽 chōu to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / (of certain plants) to sprout or bud / to whip or thrash syn 扯 撦 chě variant of 扯[che3] / to pull / to tear syn 闪 閃 shǎn to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine syn 引 yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters syn 拔 bá to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize syn 牵 牽 qiān to lead along / to pull (an animal on a tether) / (bound form) to involve / to draw in syn 拽 zhuài to pull / to tug at (sth) syn 挨 ái to suffer / to endure / to pull through (hard times) / to delay / to stall / to play for time / to dawdle syn 缩 縮 suō to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4] syn 扒 bā to peel / to skin / to tear / to pull down / to cling to (sth on which one is climbing) / to dig syn 揪 jiū to seize / to clutch / to grab firmly and pull syn 扳 bān to pull / to turn (sth) around / to turn around (a situation) / to recoup syn 撩 liāo to lift up (sth hanging down) / to raise (hem of skirt) / to pull up (sleeve) / to sprinkle (water with cupped hands) syn 掣 chè to pull / to draw / to pull back / to withdraw / to flash past syn 抻 chēn to pull / to stretch / to draw sth out syn 揠 yà to eradicate / to pull up syn 曳 yè to drag / to pull / Taiwan pr. [yi4] 擢 zhuó to pull out / to select / to promote syn 镊 鑷 niè (bound form) tweezers / to use tweezers (to grasp, pick up, or pull out etc, depending on whether the following resultative verb is 住[zhu4] or 起[qi3] or 出[chu1] etc) syn 骈 駢 pián (of a pair of horses) to pull side by side / to be side by side / to be fused together / parallel (literary style) syn 搴 qiān to seize / to pull / to hold up the hem of clothes syn 门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) syn 技术 技術 jì shù technology / technique / skill / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4] syn 科技 kē jì science and technology 无线电 無線電 wú xiàn diàn radio / wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication) / a radio syn 落后 落後 luò hòu to fall behind / to lag (in technology etc) / backward / to retrogress syn 先进 先進 xiān jìn sophisticated / advanced (technology etc) / meritorious / exemplary (deeds etc) syn 杜比 dù bǐ Dolby (audio technology) 园区 園區 yuán qū site developed for a group of related enterprises / (industrial or technology) park 科学技术 科學技術 kē xué jì shù science and technology 高科技 gāo kē jì high tech / high technology 新锐 新銳 xīn ruì cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc) / novel and competitive / new and dashing syn 研华 研華 yán huá Advantech, technology company 印刷术 印刷術 yìn shuā shù printing / printing technology 高新技术 高新技朮 gāo xīn jì shù high tech / high technology syn 博世 bó shì Bosch (surname) / Bosch, German technology company 核技术 核技術 hé jì shù nuclear technology 微细 微細 wēi xì microminiature (technology) syn 新技术 新技術 xīn jì shù new technology 信息技术 信息技術 xìn xī jì shù information technology / IT 网络技术 網絡技術 wǎng luò jì shù network technology 科技大学 科技大學 kē jì dà xué university of science and technology 