| 拖带 | tuō dài | traction / towing / pulling |   |
| 拉力 | lā lì | pulling force / (fig.) allure / (materials testing) tensile strength / (loanword) rally | |
| 捉襟见肘 | zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu | lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet | |
| 套头 | tào tóu | (of a garment) designed to be put on by pulling it over one's head (like a sweater or T-shirt etc) | |
| 攀 |  pān | to climb (by pulling oneself up) / to implicate / to claim connections of higher status | |
| 牵一发而动全身 | qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn | lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom) / fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system | |
| 牵羊担酒 | qiān yáng dān jiǔ | pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom) / fig. to offer elaborate congratulations / to kill the fatted calf | |
| 抻面 | chēn miàn | to make noodles by pulling out dough / hand-pulled noodles | |
| 挽力 | wǎn lì | pulling power (of draft animals) | |
| 推挽 | tuī wǎn | to push and pull / to move sth forward by shoving and pulling | |
| 鬼扯腿 | guǐ chě tuǐ | unable to restrain oneself / pulling and tugging at each other | |
| 拉雷组 | lā léi zǔ | pulling party | |
| 拉雷索 | lā léi suǒ | pulling rope / pulling cable | |
| 老牛破车 | lǎo niú pò chē | lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom) / fig. slow and inefficient | |
| 连拖带拉 | lián tuō dài lā | pushing and pulling (idiom) | |
| 扯直 | chě zhí | to straighten (by pulling or stretching) / to be even (neither side losing out) | |
| 捯 | dáo | (coll.) to reel in (string, yarn etc) by pulling hand over hand or by coiling / to step along / to look into / to pursue (a matter) | |
