"牵" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Decomp. 大冖牛
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Mandarin qiān
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 qiān to lead along / to pull (an animal on a tether) / (bound form) to involve / to draw in
Results beginning with 牵
 qiān guà to worry about / to be concerned about
 qiān shǒu to hold hands
 qiān yǐn to pull / to draw (a cart) / to tow
 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)
 qiān dòng to affect / to produce a change in sth
 qiān shè to involve / implicated
 qiān chě to involve / to implicate / to be interrelated
 qiān zhì to control / to curb / to restrict / to impede / to pin down (enemy troops)
 qiān lián to implicate / implicated / to link together
 qiān qiǎng far-fetched / implausible (chain of reasoning)
线 qiān xiàn to pull strings / to manipulate (a puppet) / to control from behind the scene / to mediate
 qiān niú morning glory (Pharbitis nil)
 qiān lèi to weigh down / tied down (by affairs)
 qiān lěi to weigh down / to trouble / to implicate (sb) / tied down (by affairs)
 qiān bàn to bind / to yoke / to impede
 qiān chán to involve / to entangle sb
 qiān chè to impede / to hold up
 qiān fú to lead
 qiān jì to feel anxious about sth / unable to stop thinking about sth / to miss
 qiān jiù to concede / to give up
 qiān lián variant of 牽連|牵连[qian1 lian2]
 qiān shéng tow rope
 qiān xīn to worry / concerned
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 qiān yǐn lì motive force / traction
 qiān niú huā white-edged morning glory
 qiān yǐn chē tractor
  prime mover
 Qiān niú xīng Altair (star) / Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
  shepherd
  lead country
 qiān niú shǔ Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛|牵牛 / (Pharbitis nil)
 qiān shè dào to involve / to drag in
线 qiān xiàn rén sb who pulls strings to get things done / wirepuller / go-between / matchmaker
 qiān cháng guà dù deeply worried (idiom) / to feel anxious
 qiān qiǎng fù huì to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
 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
  morning glory seed
  lead agency
 qiān chě bù qīng unclear / ambiguous / having an unclear relationship with
 qiān xīn guà cháng to worry deeply about sth / extremely concerned
  towing / mine-detection vehicle
 qiān zhe bí zi zǒu to lead by the nose
  lead technical agency
 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
70吨  tractor and 70-ton trailer
 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)
 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
 jū qiān restrained / confined
 shǒu qiān shǒu hand in hand
 shùn shǒu qiān yáng lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom) / fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off
 hún qiān mèng yíng to miss / to yearn day and night
 bā wū qiān niú to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb) / to strip of everything
 hún qiān mèng rào to be captivated / to wonder / enchanting
 tuō qiān suǒ dào anchor lift (ski-lift)
 wú qiān wú guà to have no cares / to be carefree
  airport towing vehicle / aircraft towing tractor
  push-back tow tractor
  cluster lead
  orthopaedic traction equipment
 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]
 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
 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
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