PULL 拉引
TRY TO DISPLACE something towards ONESELF USING ONE'S HANDS.
Antonym
- PUSHDISPLACE DESIRING TO MOVE AWAY from one.
Hypernym
- DISPLACECAUSE to MOVE.
Hyponym
- PLUCK PULL QUICKLY, TYPICALLY so as to REMOVE.
- PLUCK STRINGS PLUCK STRING INSTRUMENT.
- UPROOT PULL out PLANT by PULLING OUT the ROOTS.
Old Chinese Criteria
2. Yì 曳 refers to dragging something behind one.
3. Qiān 牽 refers to pulling and leading something in a desired direction.
4. Chōu 抽 and yú 揄 refer to pulling something outward from an inside, typically in order to use it or in order to take and have it.
5. Zhuó 擢 is to pull something up and out of its base.
Modern Chinese Criteria
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扯
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掣
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引
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Words
引 yǐn OC: liŋʔ MC: jin 30 AttributionsWD
The general current word for pulling anything in any direction is yǐn 引, and the word is also used in figurative senses.
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)pull along the determinate object; pull the bow
- vtoNpull (a bow); pull along, pull forward; drag along (a load)
- vtoNpull over towards oneCH
- vtoN1{PIVOT}.+VtoN2drag somebody out in order to V
- vtoNbackwardspull (back)
- vtoNconativetry to pull N towards oneselfDS
- vtoNfigurativepull up into action, pull forth (literary verve 氣 etc)CH
- vtoNpassivebe pulled out (to full length)CH
- vtoNreflexive.自pull (oneself) up??
抽 chōu OC: rlʰiw MC: ʈhɨu 18 AttributionsWD
Chōu 抽 and yú 揄 refer to pulling something outward from an inside, typically in order to use it or in order to take and have it.
- Syntactic words
- nabactpulling, dragging
- vt(oN)draw the contextually determinate weapons
- vt(oN)pull the contextually determinate N outCH
- vtoNpull out so as to use 抽刀 "pull a dagger", also 抽戈 "pull out a lance (presumably from a stand, in preparation for using it)"
- vtoNapartpull apart, pull open, drag open
- vttoN1.+N2pull N2 from the place N2
牽 qiàn OC: khiins MC: khen
牽 qiān OC: khiin MC: khen 15 AttributionsWD
Qiān 牽 refers to pulling and leading something in a desired direction.
- Word relations
- Object: 馬/HORSE
The dominant word for a horse is mǎ 馬. - Object: 牛/BOVINE
The current general word for bovines of any kind is niú 牛.
- Syntactic words
- nabactpulling, dragging
- vtoNdrag along; pull towards one; pull forward
- vtoNpassivebe pulled about (against one's will)
拔 bá OC: breed MC: bɣɛt 9 AttributionsWD
- Word relations
- Contrast: 舉/LIFT
The most general and the most current word for lifting up anything, in literal as well as figurative senses is jǔ 舉.
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)pull out the contextually determinate N
- vtoNpull out, pull up; pull
- vtoNpassivebe pulled upCH
曳 yè OC: leds MC: jiɛi 7 AttributionsWD
Yì 曳 refers to dragging something behind one.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNto trail, to drag passively something behind himself
- vtt(oN1.)+N2N2=placedrag the contextually determinate N1 in N2DS
- vttoN1.+N2N2=placedrag N1 through N2DS
- vttoN1.+prep+N2N2=placedrag something through N2DS
挽 wǎn OC: monʔ MC: mi̯ɐn 4 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)pull
- vtoNto pull, draw
擢 zhuó OC: rleewɡ MC: ɖɣɔk 4 AttributionsWD
Zhuó 擢 is to pull something up and out of its base.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpull up and out
- vtoNconativetry to pull up and out
- vtoNfigurativeuprootCH
揄 yú OC: lo MC: ji̯o 3 AttributionsWD
Chōu 抽 and yú 揄 refer to pulling something outward from an inside, typically in order to use it or in order to take and have it.
- Syntactic words
- nabactpulling-out (of things from where they belong, e.g. by thieves)
- vtoNpull towards oneself; pull out (e.g. a knife)
抴 yè OC: led MC: jiɛt 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vttoN.+V[0]pull, drag
掣 chì OC: khjeds MC: tɕhiɛi 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)pull, drag, trail (with contextually determinate object)
- vtoNcolloquial> behave like
控 kòng OC: khooŋs MC: khuŋ 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpull (strings of a bow or a weapon)
揠 yà OC: qreed MC: ʔɣɛt 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNMENG: pull up but not quite out
輦 niǎn OC: renʔ MC: liɛn 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vt[oN]to pull one's carriageLZ
- vtoNpull (a carriage etc)
牽引 qiān yǐn OC: khiin liŋʔ MC: khen jin 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN)drag away the contextually determinate object N
- VPtoNdrag in all sorts of ways
彀 gòu OC: kooɡs MC: ku 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpull (bow)
扞 hàn OC: ɡaans MC: ɦɑn 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNdraw out; pull fully (a bow)
踣 bó OC: bɯɯɡ MC: bək 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpull down
輓 wǎn OC: monʔ MC: mi̯ɐn 1 AttributionWD
- Word relations
- Ant: 推 / 推/PUSH
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpull (a carriage)
拔破 bá pò OC: breed phaals MC: bɣɛt phʷɑ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNtear completely down, pull down (as thereby destroying something)
抽牽 chōu qiān OC: rlʰiw khiin MC: ʈhɨu khen 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabactpulling, dragging > movements (by pulling)
挽低 wǎn dī OC: monʔ tiil MC: mi̯ɐn tei 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNresultativepull down
牽入 qiān rù OC: khiin njub MC: khen ȵip 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNresultativepull into
牽詣 qiān yì OC: khiin ŋɡiis MC: khen ŋei 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNresultativedrag to
汲 jí 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpull from; fetch water fromCH
挽裂 wǎn liè MC: mjonX ljet OC: monʔ b-redCH 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN)resultativepull to pieces; pull apartCH
嬋媛 chán yuán MC: dzyen hjwon OC: djan ɢʷanCH 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)continuativepull at> cling toCH
扜 xū OC: qhʷla MC: hi̯o 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpull
扳 bān OC: praan MC: pɣan 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpull
拖 tuō OC: MC: dɑ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNdrag, pull
挽卻 wǎn què OC: monʔ khaɡ MC: mi̯ɐn khi̯ɐk 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN)resultativepull back
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