Usage note
拉表示用手把东西往这边带。
lā biǎo shì yòng shǒu bǎ dōng xī wǎng zhè biān dài。
Pull means using your hand to bring something toward you.
Context note
拉常出现在拉门、拉手和动作里。
lā cháng chū xiàn zài lā mén 、 lā shǒu hé dòng zuò lǐ。
Pull often appears in pulling doors, handles, and actions.
5 examples
请拉门。
qǐng lā mén。
Please pull the door.
他拉着我。
tā lā zhe wǒ。
He is pulling me.
拉开窗户。
lā kāi chuāng hù。
Pull open the window.
我拉箱子。
wǒ lā xiāng zǐ。
I pull the suitcase.
别拉太用力。
bié lā tài yòng lì。
Do not pull too hard.
5 mini stories
我拉开抽屉，找到了铅笔。
wǒ lā kāi chōu tì， zhǎo dào le qiān bǐ。
I pulled open the drawer and found the pencil.
妈妈拉着我的手过马路。
mā ma lā zhe wǒ de shǒu guò mǎ lù。
Mom held my hand as we crossed the road.
请拉门进来。
qǐng lā mén jìn lái。
Please pull the door and come in.
小狗喜欢拉着绳子跑。
xiǎo gǒu xǐ huan lā zhe shéng zi pǎo。
The puppy likes running while pulling the leash.
他帮我拉起了沉重的箱子。
tā bāng wǒ lā qǐ le chén zhòng de xiāng zǐ。
He helped me lift the heavy box.
Mini dialogue
请拉门
A
你能帮我拉一下门吗？
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ lā yíxià mén ma?
Can you help me pull the door?
B
好的，我来拉。
Hǎo de, wǒ lái lā.
Okay, I'll pull it.
拉好书包
A
你的书包拉链没拉好。
Nǐ de shūbāo lāliàn méi lā hǎo.
Your backpack zipper isn't pulled up properly.
B
谢谢，我马上拉上。
Xièxie, wǒ mǎshàng lā shàng.
Thanks, I'll pull it up right away.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
推
tuī
to push
Push is the opposite action of pull
similar
拖
tuō
to drag
Both involve moving something towards you