拉扯 lāche

1. lāche verb to drag; to pull
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CCD '拉扯' 1; CED '拉扯' 1)
2. lāche verb to raise a child
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As in 拉扯大 (CCD '拉扯' 2; CED '拉扯' 2) For example, 好好的把两个男孩拉扯大了 'to the two boys well ...' (Lao She, 2003, p. 247)
3. lāche verb to help; to support
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Especially, in a career (CCD '拉扯' 3; CED '拉扯' 3)
4. lāche verb to rope in
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Especially, into a group of people in an activity (CCD '拉扯' 4; CED '拉扯' 4)
5. lāche verb to chat
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 聊天 (CCD '拉扯' 5; CED '拉扯' 6)

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拉拉扯扯 、 拉扯大