牵 qiān
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
牵扯
qiānchě
to involve; to be connected with
Characters in this word
扯 chě
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 止 to stop, to halt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这起纠纷牵扯到土地使用权、历史欠账和村民分配方案。 Zhè qǐ jiūfēn qiānchě dào tǔdì shǐyòngquán, lìshǐ qiànzhàng hé cūnmín fēnpèi fāng'àn. This dispute involves land-use rights, historical debts and the villagers' distribution plan.
- 别把我牵扯进去，这事跟我没有关系。 Bié bǎ wǒ qiānchě jìnqù, zhè shì gēn wǒ méiyǒu guānxi. Do not drag me into this; it has nothing to do with me.
- 这个案子牵扯到好几个部门的利益。 Zhège ànzi qiānchě dào hǎo jǐ ge bùmén de lìyì. This case touches on the interests of several departments.
Related words
- 牵 qiān to pull, to involve
- 牵挂 qiānguà to worry about; to miss; to be concerned about
- 牵涉 qiānshè to involve; to implicate; to concern
- 牵头 qiāntóu to take the lead; to spearhead
- 牵制 qiānzhì to contain; to pin down; to restrict
- 扯 chě to pull; to drag in; to talk nonsense
- 裂痕 lièhén crack; rift
- 撵 niǎn to drive away; to chase; to push along
- 磨合 móhé to run in; to adjust; to get used to working together
- 使唤 shǐhuan to order around; to make someone do things
- 宽松 kuānsōng loose; relaxed; lenient
- 强加 qiángjiā to impose by force