拖后腿 — “To hinder or impede someone's progress or development”
拖后腿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hinder or impede someone's progress or development”. To be a drag on someone; to hold someone back. Literally, “drag hind leg”.
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拖后腿 Pronunciation and Pinyin
拖后腿 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 拖后腿
我们都应该努力工作，不要给团队拖后腿
We should all work hard and not hold back the team.
Idioms Related to 拖后腿
More idioms starting with 拖
- tuō拖rén人xià下shuǐ水drag someone into trouble
- tuō拖rén人luò落shuǐ水drag someone into trouble
- tuō拖ér儿dài带nǚ女burdened with young children
- tuō拖tiān天sǎo扫dì地garments excessively long, trailing on ground
- tuō拖jiā家dài带kǒu口burdened with a large family
- tuō拖tuō拖lā拉lā拉to procrastinate and be slow
- tuō拖tuō拖tà沓tà沓procrastinate; slow and sloppy
- tuō拖yóu油píng瓶child from a previous marriage
- tuō拖ní泥dài带shuǐ水sloppy, indecisive, or not straightforward
- tuō拖jiāng浆dài带shuǐ水muddled and indecisive
- tuō拖nán男dài带nǚ女bringing along children, facing hardships
- tuō拖nán男xié挟nǚ女burdened with many children
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Open the tool →Questions about 拖后腿
What does 拖后腿 mean?
拖后腿 (tuō hòu tuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hinder or impede someone's progress or development”.
How do you pronounce 拖后腿?
拖后腿 is pronounced tuō hòu tuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拖后腿 literally mean?
Literally, 拖后腿 means “drag hind leg”. It is used to mean “to hinder or impede someone's progress or development”.
What is the Chinese definition of 拖后腿?
比喻牵制、阻挠别人或事物使不得前进