| tuō | dragging (brush stroke in painting)/to drag along |
| 拖 | to drag to pull to trail |
| 拖三拉四 | put off one's work with all sorts of excuses |
| 拖三落四 | Used to describe manner of being dilatory. |
| 拖下水 | lit. to pull sb into the water to involve sb in a messy business to get sb into trouble |
| 拖人下水 | lit. to pull sb into the water fig. to involve sb in a messy business to get sb into trouble |
| 拖住 | to hold up to hinder to stall |
| 拖债 | to default on a debt |
| 拖儿带女 | supporting a wife and children dragged down by having a family to feed |
| 拖动 | to drag (mouse operation) (computing) |
| 拖动力 | motive force traction |
| 拖吊车 | tow truck |
| 拖后腿 | to impede to obstruct to hold back |
| 拖地式女礼服 | an evening gown |
| 拖地长裙 | a full-length skirt |
| 拖垮 | drag down |
| 拖堂 | to drag out a lesson to insist on extending class after the bell |
| 拖宕 | to delay to postpone |
| 拖家带口 | dragged down by having a family to feed |
| 拖家带眷 | to have family burden |
| 拖尾巴 | to obstruct to be a drag on sb to delay finishing off a job |