Chinese symbol for “traction”
拖带
tuō dài
Traditional: 拖帶
traction; towing; pulling
The closest CC-CEDICT match for traction is 拖带 (tuō dài), defined as: traction; towing; pulling.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “traction”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抓地力 | zhuā dì lì | traction |
| 牵引力 (牽引力) | qiān yǐn lì | motive force; traction |
| 拖动力 (拖動力) | tuō dòng lì | motive force; traction |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拖带.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拖延 | tuō yán | to delay; to put off |
| 拖拉机 (拖拉機) | tuō lā jī | tractor; 台 (tái) |
| 拖鞋 | tuō xié | slippers; sandals |
| 拖欠 | tuō qiàn | in arrears; behind in payments |
| 拖累 | tuō lěi | to encumber; to be a burden on |
| 拖车 (拖車) | tuō chē | to tow; towed vehicle |
| 带来 (帶來) | dài lái | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
| 一带 (一帶) | yī dài | region; area |
See also: Japanese symbol for “traction”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.