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拖住

tuō zhù · tuo zhu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

他(tā)故(gù)意(yì)拖(tuō)住(zhù)我(wǒ)，不(bú)让(ràng)我(wǒ)按(àn)时(shí)出(chū)发(fā)。

He deliberately stalled me and wouldn't let me set off on time.

警(jǐng)察(chá)拖(tuō)住(zhù)了(le)小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)，等(děng)同(tóng)事(shì)赶(gǎn)来(lái)。

The police officer held up the thief until his colleague arrived.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.