tuō​zhù

to stall

  • created sense approved 拖住 · tuō​zhù · to hold back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拖住

    tuō​zhù

    to hold back

    To physically hold onto, drag, or restrain someone or something to prevent movement

    拖, 住

    拖 (literal) → 拖 · tuō · to drag 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [firmness]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 拖住 · tuō​zhù · to stall — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拖住

    tuō​zhù

    to stall

    To hinder or delay progress; to tie down or stall an opponent or a process for time

    拖, 住

    拖 (literal) → 拖 · tuō · to hold back 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [firmness]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense