Meaning of lā:
拉
to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels; used in 拉拉蛄[la4la4gu3]; variant of 落[la4]
Qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ lā yīxià zhè shàn mén.
请你帮我拉一下这扇门。
Please help me pull this door.
Tā měitiān dōu zài liànxí lā xiǎotíqín.
他每天都在练习拉小提琴。
He practices playing the violin every day.
Tā yòng lì bǎ xiāngzi xiàng qián lā.
他用力把箱子向前拉。
He exerted force to drag the box forward.
Tā yònglì de lā kāile nà shàn mén.
他用力地拉开了那扇门。
He forcefully pulled open that door.
Wǒmen kěyǐ zài kāfēiguǎn lǐ lā yīhuǐ'er jiācháng.
我们可以在咖啡馆里拉一会儿家常。
We can chat for a while in the café.
Tā zǎoshang qùle cèsuǒ, yīnwèi tā xūyào lā.
他早上去了厕所，因为他需要拉。
He went to the bathroom in the morning because he needed to empty his bowels.
Wǒmen zài huāyuán lǐ fāxiànle yī zhī lǎlǎgū.
我们在花园里发现了一只拉拉蛄。
We found a mole cricket in the garden.
Hěn duō shùyè zài qiūtiān kāishǐ là xiàlái.
很多树叶在秋天开始拉下来。
Many leaves start to fall in autumn.
