划拉

huála
  1. to sweep
  2. to brush away

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Entry Composition

=1 划 huá
  1. to row
  2. to paddle
  3. profitable
  4. worth (the effort)
  5. it pays (to do sth)
=1 划 huá
  1. to cut
  2. to slash
  3. to scratch (cut into the surface of sth)
  4. to strike (a match)
=2 拉 lā
  1. to pull
  2. to play (a bowed instrument)
  3. to drag
  4. to draw
  5. to chat
  6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels
=2 拉 lá to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slash
=2 拉 là
  1. used in 拉拉蛄 làlàgǔ
  2. variant of 落 là

Related entries

掃 sǎo
  1. to sweep (with a brush or broom)
  2. to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
  3. to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
你们俩真扫我的雅兴。

You two are really harshing my mellow.

Source: Tatoeba

席捲 xíjuǎn
  1. to engulf
  2. to sweep
  3. to carry away everything
冷空氣疾風席捲整棟房子。

A blast of cold air swept through the house.

Source: Tatoeba

打掃 dǎsǎo
  1. to clean
  2. to sweep
打掃房間。

Clean the room.

Source: Tatoeba

掠 lüè
  1. to take over by force
  2. to rob
  3. to plunder
  4. to brush over
  5. to skim
  6. to sweep
撣 dǎn
  1. to brush away
  2. to dust off
  3. brush
  4. duster

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