Chinese Notes

牵 (牽) qiān

qiān verb to connected to / to be involved in
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 连带 or 涉及; as in 牵涉 (Guoyu '牽' v 3)
qiān proper noun Qian
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names 名字
Notes: (Guoyu '牽' n)
qiān verb to drag / to pull / to lead by the hand
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 拉; for example, 牵手 'hold hands' (Guoyu '牽' v 1; Unihan '牽')
qiān verb to be constrained / to be restrained
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 拘束 or 受制; as in 拘牵 (Guoyu '牽' v 2)

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牵制(牽制) to batten down / to curb / to distract
牵动(牽動) to affect / to produce a change
牵扯 to involve ; to involve / to implicate / to be interrelated
牵引 to pull / to draw ; to drag
牵连(牵連) to be involved ; to involve / to implicate
牵累(牽累) to be weighed down / to be burdened
牵头(牽頭) to lead / to mediate
牵涉到(牽涉到) to involve / to drag in
牵扶(牽扶) to lead
牵引 to pull / to draw ; to drag
牵挂(牽掛) to worry about / to be concerned about
牵涉(牽涉) to involve / to implicate
牵连(牵連) to be involved ; to involve / to implicate
牵绊(牽絆) to bind / to yoke / to impede
牵牛(牽牛) morning glory
牵手(牽手) to hold hands ; to hold hands ; to get married
牵扯 to involve ; to involve / to implicate / to be interrelated
牵强(牽強) far-fetched / implausible
拘牵(拘牽) restrained / confined
牵强附会(牽強附會) to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation
牵牛花(牽牛花) white-edged morning glory
手牵手(手牽手) hand in hand
牵缠(牽纏) to involve / to entangle somebody
牵心(牽心) to worry / concerned
牵掣(牽掣) to impede / to hold up
牵绳(牽繩) tow rope
牵线(牽線) to pull strings / to manipulate (a puppet) / to control from behind the scene / to mediate
牵引力(牽引力) motive force / traction
牵牛星(牽牛星) Altair
牵手(牽手) to hold hands ; to hold hands ; to get married
顺手牵羊(順手牽羊) to lead away a goat in passing / to steal something under cover of an emergency
牵引机(牽引機) tractor
拖牵索道(拖牽索道) anchor lift (ski-lift)
牵就(牽就) to concede / to give up
牵引车(牽引車) tractor
牵线人(牽線人) a controller
牵着鼻子走(牽著鼻子走) to lead by the nose
魂牵梦萦(魂牽夢縈) to miss / to yearn day and night
无牵无挂(無牽無掛) to have no cares / to be carefree
牵心挂肠(牽心掛腸) to worry deeply about something / extremely concerned
牵肠挂肚(牽腸掛肚) deeply worried / to feel anxious
魂牵梦绕(魂牽夢繞) to be captivated / to wonder / enchanting
牵扯不清(牽扯不清) unclear / ambiguous / having an unclear relationship with
牵记(牽記) to feel anxious about something / unable to stop thinking about something / to miss
扒屋牵牛(扒屋牽牛) to sack the home and lead off the cattle / to strip of everything
牵一发而动全身(牽一髮而動全身) pull one hair and the whole body moves / a slight change will affect everything else
牵牛属(牽牛屬) Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory
牵羊担酒(牽羊擔酒) pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole / to offer elaborate congratulations
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛(是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛) to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk / the proof of the pudding is in the eating
牵马到河易，强马饮水难(牽馬到河易，強馬飲水難) You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

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Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 9
秋官司寇第五 5. Office of Autumn and Minister of Justice Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 8
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卷四十 Scroll 40 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 7
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卷二十二 Scroll 22 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 7