拉人下水 — “To entice or coerce someone into doing something wrong or illegal”
拉人下水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to entice or coerce someone into doing something wrong or illegal”. To involve someone in a wrongful or disreputable act.
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拉人下水 Pronunciation and Pinyin
拉人下水 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 拉人下水
他因为害怕独自承担责任，所以试图拉人下水，希望有人能替他分担后果。
He was afraid of bearing the responsibility alone, so he tried to drag others into the mess, hoping someone could share the consequences with him.
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Synonyms of 拉人下水
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- lā拉dà大qí旗zuò作hǔ虎pí皮invoke powerful name to deceive
- lā拉jiā家dài带kǒu口supporting a large family
- lā拉bāng帮jié结huǒ伙form cliques for selfish purposes
- lā拉bāng帮jié结pài派form cliques or factions
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- lā拉lā拉zá杂zá杂disorderly, disorganized, messy, and jumbled
- lā拉bǎi捭cuī摧cáng藏crush and injure
- lā拉xiǔ朽cuī摧kū枯destroy something weak with overwhelming force
- lā拉kū枯shé折xiǔ朽overcome with overwhelming force or ease
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What does 拉人下水 mean?
拉人下水 (lā rén xià shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to entice or coerce someone into doing something wrong or illegal”.
How do you pronounce 拉人下水?
拉人下水 is pronounced lā rén xià shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 拉人下水?
比喻拉别人干坏事