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Meaning of 牵

Pinyin qiān

Radical

牛

Strokes

Definition

lead along

Usage

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牵 qiān 动词 1. 拉，引领向前：pull; lead along - 例：牵引 (to pull along) - 例：牵曳 (to lead) - 例：牵头 (to take the lead) - 例：牵线 (to pull strings) - 例：牵萝补屋 (to pull vines onto the roof for patching a thatched house, describing a difficult life, also means to make do) 2. 关连，带累：implicate; tie down - 例：牵连 (to implicate) - 例：牵强 (to force a connection; strained) - 例：意惹情牵 (to be implicated or entangled emotionally) 名词指可牵走的牲畜如牛羊猪等：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