扯后腿 chěhòutuǐ to hold someone back Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 扯 chě verb to pull to pull; to haul; to drag; to involve or implicate后腿 後腿 hòutuǐ hindrance (figurative) a part that affects the whole situation, usually in the context of holding someone back; see 扯后腿 chěhòutuǐ