Usage of the character 拖

to drag
to tow
to trail
to hang down
to mop (the floor)
to delay
to drag on

tuō

拖

[拕]

variant of 拖 (tuō)

tuōdòng

拖动

[拖動]

to drag
to tow
(computing) to drag (mouse operation)

tuōzhài

拖债

[拖債]

to default on a debt

tuōdì

拖地

[拖地]

to mop the floor
(of a gown etc) to trail on the ground
full-length

tuōtà

拖沓

[拖沓]

dilatory; sluggish; muddled; roundabout

tuōqiàn

拖欠

[拖欠]

in arrears
behind in payments
to default on one's debts

tuōcháng

拖长

[拖長]

to lengthen
to drag out

tuōxié

拖鞋

[拖鞋]

slippers
sandals
flip-flops
CL:雙／双 (shuāng),隻／只 (zhī)

tuōchuán

拖船

[拖船]

tugboat
boat towed by a tugboat
to tow a boat

tuōliàn

拖链

[拖鏈]

cable carrier (used to protect cables and hoses attached to a machine)
tow chain

tuōlún

拖轮

[拖輪]

tugboat

tuōlā

拖拉

[拖拉]

to drag along
to haul
(fig.) to procrastinate
shilly-shallying
sluggish
(computing) drag and drop
(loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams

Butuo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan

tuōmàn

拖慢

[拖慢]

to retard
to slow sth down

tuōkuǎ

拖垮

[拖垮]

to drag down; to bring down

tuōyán

拖延

[拖延]

to delay
to put off
to procrastinate

tuōlěi

拖累

[拖累]

to encumber
to be a burden on
to implicate

tuōyí

拖移

[拖移]

to tow
(computing) to drag

tuōchē

拖车

[拖車]

to tow
towed vehicle
towing vehicle

tuōdiào

拖吊

[拖吊]

to tow (a car)

tuōzǒu

拖走

[拖走]

to drag away

tuōbó

拖驳

[拖駁]

barge
lighter (pulled by a tugboat)

tuōmó

拖磨

[拖磨]

dawdling
to waste time

tuōtáng

拖堂

[拖堂]

to drag out a lesson
to insist on extending class after the bell

pāituō

拍拖

[拍拖]

(dialect) to date sb

tuōzhù

拖住

[拖住]

to hold up
to hinder
to stall

tuōdàng

拖宕

[拖宕]

to delay
to postpone

tuōfàng

拖放

[拖放]

drag-and-drop (computing)

tuōdǒu

拖斗

[拖斗]

small open trailer

tuōyè

拖曳

[拖曳]

to pull
to drag
to haul

tuō Oū

拖欧

[拖歐]

to go through a difficult and protracted process in withdrawing from the EU, as in the case of Brexit (a play on 脫歐／脱欧 (tuō Oū))

tuōwǎng

拖网

[拖網]

dragnet
trawl
trawlnet

Tuōléi

拖雷

[拖雷]

Tolui (1193-1232), fourth son of Genghis Khan

tuōguà

拖挂

[拖掛]

to pull
to tow

tuōxíng

拖行

[拖行]

to drag; to tow

tuōjìn

拖进

[拖進]

to drag in

tuōyè

拖拽

[拖拽]

to pull
to drag
to haul

traction
towing
pulling

rénzìtuō

人字拖

[人字拖]

flip-flops (abbr. for 人字拖鞋 (rénzìtuōxié))

tuōxiàshuǐ

拖下水

[拖下水]

lit. to pull sb into the water
to involve sb in a messy business
to get sb into trouble

tuōchētóu

拖车头

[拖車頭]

trailer truck

tuōyèjī

拖曳机

[拖曳機]

tractor

tuōyóupíng

拖油瓶

[拖油瓶]

(derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage
children by a previous marriage

tuōlājī

拖拉机

[拖拉機]

tractor
CL:臺／台 (tái)

Bùtuōxiàn

布拖县

[布拖縣]

Butuo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan

tuōzìjué

拖字诀

[拖字訣]

delaying tactics

tuōdònglì

拖动力

[拖動力]

motive force
traction

tuōwěiba

拖尾巴

[拖尾巴]

to obstruct
to be a drag on sb
to delay finishing off a job

tuōguàchē

拖挂车

[拖掛車]

18-wheeler
big rig
semi-trailer

tuōdìbǎn

拖地板

[拖地板]

to mop the floor

tuōyánzhèng

拖延症

[拖延症]

procrastination

tuōdiàochē

拖吊车

[拖吊車]

tow truck

tuōyèsǎn

拖曳伞

[拖曳傘]

parasail

jiājiǎotuō

夹脚拖

[夾腳拖]

flip-flops

tuōlěizhèng

拖累症

[拖累症]

codependency (psychology)

tuōhòutuǐ

拖后腿

[拖後腿]

to impede
to obstruct
to hold back

tuōtuōtàtà

拖拖沓沓

[拖拖沓沓]

dragging one's feet

liántuōdàilā

连拖带拉

[連拖帶拉]

pushing and pulling (idiom)

tuōrénxiàshuǐ

拖人下水

[拖人下水]

lit. to pull sb into the water
fig. to involve sb in a messy business
to get sb into trouble

tuōyánshíjiān

拖延时间

[拖延時間]

to procrastinate
to stall for time
to filibuster

tuōjiādàikǒu

拖家带口

[拖家帶口]

dragged down by having a family to feed

tuōxiémiànbāo

拖鞋面包

[拖鞋麵包]

ciabatta (Tw)

tuō'érdàinü

拖儿带女

[拖兒帶女]

supporting a wife and children
dragged down by having a family to feed

tuōnídàishuǐ

拖泥带水

[拖泥帶水]

lit. wading in mud and water
a slovenly job
sloppy

tuōqiānsuǒdào

拖牵索道

[拖牽索道]

anchor lift (ski-lift)

rénzìtuōxié

人字拖鞋

[人字拖鞋]

flip-flops
flip-flop sandals
thongs
see also 人字拖 (rénzìtuō)

tuōtuōlālā

拖拖拉拉

[拖拖拉拉]

to procrastinate

tuōyánzhànshù

拖延战术

[拖延戰術]

delaying tactics
deliberate procrastination

ātuōpǐnhuà

阿拖品化

[阿拖品化]

atropinization

jiájiǎotuōxié

夹脚拖鞋

[夾腳拖鞋]

flip-flops

dìtǎntuōxié

地毯拖鞋

[地毯拖鞋]

carpet slippers

nǐ'ātuōpǐnyàowù

拟阿拖品药物

[擬阿拖品藥物]

atropinemimetic drug

lǎoshǔtuōmùxiān,dàtóuzàihòutou

老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头

[老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭]

when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second
the tip of the iceberg
the cockroach principle