tuō​lěi HSK7

encumber

拖累 tuō​lěi
encumber verb
to be a burden on or hold back someone else through dependency or hardship

He is worried that his illness will be a burden to his family.

implicate verb
to involve someone in trouble, a crime, or an unpleasant situation

Don't drag me down with you for the mistakes you made.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.47 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
4.51 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT