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手牽手
shǒu qiān shǒu
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hand in hand
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扒屋牽牛
bā wū qiān niú
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to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb);
to strip of everything
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拖牽索道
tuō qiān suǒ dào
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anchor lift (ski-lift)
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拘牽
jū qiān
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restrained;
confined
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是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛
shì luó zi shì mǎ ， qiān chū lai liù liu
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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
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無牽無掛
wú qiān wú guà
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to have no cares;
to be carefree
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牽一髮而動全身
qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn
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lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves;
fig. a slight change will affect everything else;
the butterfly effect
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牽制
qiān zhì
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to control;
to curb;
to restrict;
to impede;
to pin down (enemy troops)
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牽動
qiān dòng
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to affect;
to produce a change in sth
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牽就
qiān jiù
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to concede;
to give up
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牽引
qiān yǐn
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to pull;
to draw (a cart);
to tow
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牽引力
qiān yǐn lì
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motive force;
traction
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牽引車
qiān yǐn chē
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tractor
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牽強
qiān qiǎng
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far-fetched;
implausible (chain of reasoning)
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牽強附會
qiān qiǎng fù huì
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to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
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牽心
qiān xīn
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to worry;
concerned
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牽心掛腸
qiān xīn guà cháng
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to worry deeply about sth;
extremely concerned
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牽手
qiān shǒu
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to hold hands
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牽扯
qiān chě
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to involve;
to implicate;
to be interrelated
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牽扯不清
qiān chě bù qīng
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unclear;
ambiguous;
having an unclear relationship with
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牽扶
qiān fú
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to lead
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牽掛
qiān guà
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to worry about;
to be concerned about
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牽掣
qiān chè
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to impede;
to hold up
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牽涉
qiān shè
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to involve;
implicated
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牽涉到
qiān shè dào
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to involve;
to drag in
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