牵 qiān
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
牵制
qiānzhì
to contain; to pin down; to restrict
Characters in this word
制 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 边境部队的调动旨在牵制敌方主力，而不是立即发动进攻。 Biānjìng bùduì de diàodòng zhǐ zài qiānzhì dífāng zhǔlì, ér bú shì lìjí fādòng jìngōng. The movement of border troops is intended to pin down the enemy's main force, not to launch an immediate attack.
- 这名后卫牵制了对方的前锋，让队友得以安心进攻。 Zhè míng hòuwèi qiānzhì le duìfāng de qiánfēng, ràng duìyǒu déyǐ ānxīn jìngōng. The defender pinned down the opponent's forward, allowing his teammates to attack with peace of mind.
- 旧制度牵制着企业的发展，改革势在必行。 Jiù zhìdù qiānzhì zhe qǐyè de fāzhǎn, gǎigé shìzàibìxíng. The old system constrains the company's development; reform is imperative.
Related words
- 牵 qiān to pull, to involve
- 牵扯 qiānchě to involve; to be connected with
- 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
- 制定 zhìdìng to make; to draw up
- 制度 zhìdù system
- 制造 zhìzào to make; to produce
- 制作 zhìzuò to make; to create
- 复制 fùzhì to copy
- 限制 xiànzhì to limit; limit
- 研制 yánzhì to develop