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Information of 牵

Pinyin qiān

Radical

牛

Strokes

9 strokes

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Definition

lead along

牵 qiān 动词【本义】: 牵牛 1. 拉，引领向前。 [En.] to pull; to lead along 例: 牵引，牵曳，牵头，牵线，牵萝补屋（把萝藤拉上屋顶来补草房，形容生活困难，亦喻将就凑合）。 2. 关连，带累。 [En.] to implicate; to tie down 例: 牵连，牵强（勉强牵连在一起）。意惹情牵。 3. 牵制。 [En.] to check 4. 牵连; 牵累。 [En.] to implicate; to tie down 5. 牵强。 [En.] to strain 例: 牵书搭俗（牵强附会）。 6. 拘泥。 [En.] to rigidly adhere to 例: 牵文（谓拘泥于字面）。 7. 蔓延。 [En.] to spread 例: 牵蔓（蔓延）。名词指可牵走的牲畜如牛羊猪等。 [En.] refers to livestock that can be led away, such as cattle, sheep, pigs, etc. 例: 《左传·僖公三十二年》：脯资饩牵竭。

千里姻缘一线牵 qiān lǐ yīn yuán yī xiàn qiān

a fate match across a thousand miles is drawn by a thread

牵引 qiān yǐn

to pull / to draw (a cart) / to tow

牵扯 qiān chě

to involve / to implicate / to be interrelated

牵挂 qiān guà

to worry about / to be concerned about

牵线搭桥 qiān xiàn dā qiáo

bring sb. into contact with sb. / act as a pimp / act as a go-between for

牵涉 qiān shè

to involve / implicated

牵制 qiān zhì

to control / to curb / to restrict / to impede / to pin down (enemy troops)

牵动 qiān dòng

to affect / to produce a change in sth

牵连 qiān lián

to implicate / implicated / to link together

牵引车 qiān yǐn chē

tractor

牵头 qiān tóu

to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)

顺手牵羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng

lit. to lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

牵强 qiān qiǎng

far-fetched / implausible (chain of reasoning)

牵累 qiān lěi

to weigh down / to trouble / to implicate (sb) / tied down (by affairs)

牵住 qiān zhù

Hold on

魂牵梦萦 hún qiān mèng yíng

to miss / to yearn day and night

牵缠 qiān chán

to involve / to entangle sb

牵肠挂肚 qiān cháng guà dù

deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious

无牵无挂 wú qiān wú guà

to have no cares / to be carefree

牵一发而动全身 qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn

lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves / fig. a slight change will affect everything else / the butterfly effect

牵引机 qiān yǐn jī

dragger / drafter / prime move / traction machine / traction engine / protractor / tractor / puller / hauling engine / towing machine

牵绊 qiān bàn

to bind / to yoke / to impede

魂牵梦绕 hún qiān mèng rào

to be captivated / to wonder / enchanting