"牵" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 牵 |  qiān | to lead along / to pull (an animal on a tether) / (bound form) to involve / to draw in |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results beginning with 牵 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵挂 | qiān guà | to worry about / to be concerned about | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵手 | qiān shǒu | to hold hands | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵引 | qiān yǐn | to pull / to draw (a cart) / to tow | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵动 | qiān dòng | to affect / to produce a change in sth | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵涉 | qiān shè | to involve / implicated | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵扯 | qiān chě | to involve / to implicate / to be interrelated | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵制 | qiān zhì | to control / to curb / to restrict / to impede / to pin down (enemy troops) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵连 | qiān lián | to implicate / implicated / to link together | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵强 | qiān qiǎng | far-fetched / implausible (chain of reasoning) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵线 | qiān xiàn | to pull strings / to manipulate (a puppet) / to control from behind the scene / to mediate | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵牛 | qiān niú | morning glory (Pharbitis nil) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵累 | qiān lèi | to weigh down / tied down (by affairs) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵累 | qiān lěi | to weigh down / to trouble / to implicate (sb) / tied down (by affairs) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵绊 | qiān bàn | to bind / to yoke / to impede | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵缠 | qiān chán | to involve / to entangle sb | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵掣 | qiān chè | to impede / to hold up | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵扶 | qiān fú | to lead | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵记 | qiān jì | to feel anxious about sth / unable to stop thinking about sth / to miss | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵就 | qiān jiù | to concede / to give up | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵联 | qiān lián | variant of 牽連|牵连[qian1 lian2] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵绳 | qiān shéng | tow rope | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 牵心 | qiān xīn | to worry / concerned | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 牵引力 | qiān yǐn lì | motive force / traction | |
| 牵牛花 | qiān niú huā | white-edged morning glory | |
| 牵引车 | qiān yǐn chē | tractor unit / tractor truck / prime mover | |
| 牵引机 | prime mover | | |
| 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 | |
| 牵头人 | shepherd | | |
| 牵头国 | lead country | | |
| 牵牛属 | qiān niú shǔ | Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛|牵牛 / (Pharbitis nil) | |
| 牵涉到 | qiān shè dào | to involve / to drag in | |
| 牵线人 | qiān xiàn rén | sb who pulls strings to get things done / wirepuller / go-between / matchmaker | |
| 牵肠挂肚 | qiān cháng guà dù | deeply worried (idiom) / to feel anxious | |
| 牵强附会 | qiān qiǎng fù huì | to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom) | |
| 牵羊担酒 | qiān yáng dān jiǔ | pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom) / fig. to offer elaborate congratulations / to kill the fatted calf | |
| 牵牛花子 | morning glory seed | | |
| 牵头机构 | lead agency | | |
| 牵扯不清 | qiān chě bù qīng | unclear / ambiguous / having an unclear relationship with | |
| 牵心挂肠 | qiān xīn guà cháng | to worry deeply about sth / extremely concerned | |
| 牵引探雷车 | towing / mine-detection vehicle | | |
| 牵着鼻子走 | qiān zhe bí zi zǒu | to lead by the nose | |
| 牵头技术机构 | lead technical agency | | |
| 牵一发而动全身 | qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn | lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom) / fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system | |
| 牵引车和70吨挂车 | tractor and 70-ton trailer | | |
| 牵马到河易，强马饮水难 | qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiáng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán | You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom) | |
| 牵马到河易，强马饮水难 | qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán | You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom) | |
Approximate Results for 牵 | ||||
| 拘牵 | jū qiān | restrained / confined | | |
| 手牵手 | shǒu qiān shǒu | hand in hand | | |
| 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 | | |
| 魂牵梦萦 | hún qiān mèng yíng | to miss / to yearn day and night | | |
| 扒屋牵牛 | bā wū qiān niú | to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb) / to strip of everything | | |
| 魂牵梦绕 | hún qiān - mèng rào | see 魂牽夢縈|魂牵梦萦[hun2qian1-meng4ying2] | | |
| 魂牵梦萦 | hún qiān - mèng yíng | (idiom) to miss very much / to yearn for | | |
| 魂牵梦绕 | hún qiān mèng rào | to be captivated / to wonder / enchanting | | |
| 拖牵索道 | tuō qiān suǒ dào | anchor lift (ski-lift) | | |
| 无牵无挂 | wú qiān wú guà | to have no cares / to be carefree | | |
| 机场牵引车 | airport towing vehicle / aircraft towing tractor | | ||
| 飞机牵引车 | push-back tow tractor | | ||
| 组群牵头机构 | cluster lead | | ||
| 矫形牵引设备 | orthopaedic traction equipment | | ||
| 人家牵驴你拔橛 | rén jiā qiān lu:2 nǐ bá jué | see 別人牽驢你拔橛子|别人牵驴你拔橛子[bie2 ren5 qian1 lu:2 ni3 ba2 jue2 zi5] | | |
| 别人牵驴你拔橛子 | bié ren qiān lu:2 nǐ bá jué zi | lit. someone else stole the donkey / you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom) / fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame | | |
| 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 | | |
