created sense approved 拉锯/拉鋸 · lājù · saw back and forth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拉锯 / 拉鋸
lājù
saw back and forth
to work a two-person saw by pulling it back and forth; a two-person saw
拉, 锯
拉 (literal) → 拉 · lā · to pull 锯 (literal) → 锯/鋸 · jù · to saw
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 拉锯/拉鋸 · lājù · seesaw battle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拉锯 / 拉鋸
lājù
seesaw battle
to be locked in a back-and-forth struggle or to-and-fro between two sides; to engage in a seesaw battle
拉, 锯
拉 (literal) → 拉 · lā · to pull 锯 (literal) → 锯/鋸 · jù · to saw
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition