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How to Say ‘I'm dragging a big suitcase.’ in Simplified Chinese

我拖着个大箱子。

wǒ tuō zhe gè dà xiāng zi

[wo tuō zhe guh dah xiāngzi]

💬 Usage Tip: 着 (zhe) after an action means it's ongoing right now. The 一 in 一个 is dropped in speech, so 拖着个 is short for 拖着一个.

Phrase Breakdown

我拖着

wǒ tuō zhe

I'm dragging

拖 (tuō) means 'to drag or pull'. 着 (zhe) shows an ongoing action and is neutral tone.

Example

我拖着行李。

I'm dragging my luggage.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

拖

tuō

[tuō]

to drag; to pull

To pull something along behind you, like a wheeled suitcase.

Example

他拖着行李走进酒店。

He walked into the hotel pulling his luggage.

着

zhe

[zhe]

indicating ongoing action

Particle used after a verb to indicate the continuation of an action or state.

Example

她想着那段回忆。

She is thinking about that memory.

个大箱子。

gè dà xiāng zi

a big suitcase.

个 (ge) is the measure word, with 一 dropped in casual speech. 箱子 (xiāngzi) means 'suitcase or box'.

Example

他买了个大箱子。

He bought a big suitcase.

Words in this phrase

个

gè

[guh]

general measure word

A very common classifier used with many nouns, like 地方 in 个地方.

Example

我们找个安静一点的位置吧。

Let’s find a slightly quieter spot.

大

dà

[dah]

big; large

Used to describe a large size, such as a large coffee.

Example

我要大杯咖啡。

I want a large coffee.

箱子

xiāng zi

[xiāngzi]

suitcase; box

A case or box for carrying things.

Example

这个箱子是我的。

This suitcase is mine.

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