拖人下水 — “To drag someone into trouble or a difficult situation”
拖人下水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to drag someone into trouble or a difficult situation”. Often implying involving them in wrongdoing against their will.
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拖人下水 Pronunciation and Pinyin
拖人下水 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 拖人下水
他本不想参与这桩坏事，可禁不住朋友的劝说，最终还是被拖人下水了。
He originally didn't want to get involved in that wrongdoing, but couldn't resist his friend's persuasion and was eventually dragged into it.
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Synonyms of 拖人下水
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What does 拖人下水 mean?
拖人下水 (tuō rén xià shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to drag someone into trouble or a difficult situation”.
How do you pronounce 拖人下水?
拖人下水 is pronounced tuō rén xià shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 拖人下水?
比喻勉强人一道做他不愿做的事（多指坏事）。