牵 qiān

drag, pull, lead by hand

HSK 6 #1679

DEFINITIONS

  • drag, pull, lead by hand
  • to lead along
  • to pull (an animal on a tether)
  • (bound form) to involve
  • to draw in

STROKES

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WORDS

牵扯 qiān chě
HSK 6
to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
牵制 qiān zhì
HSK 6
to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops)
牵涉 qiān shè to involve; implicated
牵连 qiān lián to implicate; implicated; to link together
牵挂 qiān guà to worry about; to be concerned about
牵强 qiān qiǎng far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)
牵引 qiān yǐn to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow
顺手牵羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom); fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off
牵牛花 qiān niú huā white-edged morning glory
牵线 qiān xiàn to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate
魂牵梦萦 hún qiān mèng yíng to miss; to yearn day and night
牵动 qiān dòng to affect; to produce a change in sth
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)
牵引力 qiān yǐn lì motive force; traction
牵强附会 qiān qiǎng fù huì to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
牵牛 qiān niú Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女; morning glory (Pharbitis nil)
牵就 qiān jiù to concede; to give up
牵牛星 qiān niú xīng Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
牵累 qiān lěi to weigh down; to trouble; to implicate (sb); tied down (by affairs)
手牵手 shǒu qiān shǒu hand in hand
扒屋牵牛 bā wū qiān niú to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb); to strip of everything
拖牵索道 tuō qiān suǒ dào anchor lift (ski-lift)
拘牵 jū qiān restrained; confined
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 shì luó zi shì mǎ ， qiān chū lai liù liu lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom); fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating; to show what one is made of
无牵无挂 wú qiān wú guà to have no cares; to be carefree
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