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生拉活扯 — “To make a forced or strained interpretation”

生拉活扯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a forced or strained interpretation”. To stretch the meaning; to drag in irrelevant comparisons. Literally, “forcibly pull and drag”.

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生拉活扯 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 生shēng
  • 拉lā
  • 活huó
  • 扯chě

生拉活扯 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
拉
lā8pull, drag, or draw
活
huó9alive, living, work
扯
chě7pull, tear, chat, bicker

Example Sentence with 生拉活扯

他为了证明自己的观点,把不相关的例子生拉活扯地联系起来
In order to prove his point, he forcibly dragged in irrelevant examples to connect them.

Idioms Related to 生拉活扯

Synonyms of 生拉活扯

  • qiān牵qiǎng强fù附huì会force a connection
  • shēng生lā拉yìng硬zhuài拽forcefully drag or interpret

More idioms starting with 生

  • shēng生shàng上qǐ起xià下Connect preceding to following
  • shēng生bù不rú如sǐ死life is worse than death
  • shēng生bù不féng逢chǎng场Born at an inopportune time
  • shēng生bù不féng逢shí时born at the wrong time
  • shēng生bù不féng逢chén辰born at an unlucky time
  • shēng生bù不yù遇shí时born at an unfortunate time
  • shēng生shì事wēi微miǎo渺precarious and meager livelihood
  • shēng生shì事rǎo扰mín民cause trouble and disturb the public
  • shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患ér而sǐ死yú于ān安lè乐Adversity fosters survival, ease leads to ruin
  • shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患,,sǐ死yú于yì逸lè乐adversity spurs survival, ease brings ruin
  • shēng生rén人tú涂tàn炭people plunged into extreme misery
  • shēng生zhòng众shí食guǎ寡abundant production and sparse consumption

Questions about 生拉活扯

What does 生拉活扯 mean?
生拉活扯 (shēng lā huó chě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a forced or strained interpretation”.
How do you pronounce 生拉活扯?
生拉活扯 is pronounced shēng lā huó chě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 生拉活扯 literally mean?
Literally, 生拉活扯 means “forcibly pull and drag”. It is used to mean “to make a forced or strained interpretation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 生拉活扯?
生:生硬。比喻牵强附会
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