半拉 Traditional form: 半拉 Pinyin (reading): bànlǎ Definitions: (coll.) half Characters: 半 - half; semi-, incomplete 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin) Traditional characters: 半 - half; semi-, incomplete 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)