Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 牵

to lead along
to pull (an animal on a tether)
(bound form) to involve
to draw in

to implicate
implicated
to link together

morning glory (Pharbitis nil)

to concede
to give up

to worry about
to be concerned about

to impede
to hold up

to involve
to entangle sb

to lead

far-fetched
implausible (chain of reasoning)

to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow

to bind
to yoke
to impede

to hold hands

Altair (star)
Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女／牛郎织女

variant of 牽連／牵连 (qiānlián)

to involve; to implicate
to be interrelated

to weigh down
to trouble
to implicate (sb)
tied down (by affairs)

to control
to curb
to restrict
to impede
to pin down (enemy troops)

tow rope

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)

to involve
implicated

to pull strings
to manipulate (a puppet)
to control from behind the scene
to mediate

to affect
to produce a change in sth

restrained
confined

to feel anxious about sth
unable to stop thinking about sth
to miss

to worry
concerned

shǒuqiānshǒu

hand in hand

Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛／牵牛 (Pharbitis nil)

tractor unit; tractor truck; prime mover

motive force
traction

to involve
to drag in

white-edged morning glory

Altair (star)
Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女／牛郎织女

sb who pulls strings to get things done
wirepuller
go-between
matchmaker

wúqiānwúguà

to have no cares
to be carefree

qiānchángguàdù

deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious

húnqiānmèngrào

to be captivated
to wonder
enchanting

bāwūqiānniú

to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb)
to strip of everything

tuōqiānsuǒdào

anchor lift (ski-lift)

shùnshǒuqiānyáng

lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom)
fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off

qiānchěbùqīng

unclear; ambiguous
having an unclear relationship with

qiānxīnguàcháng

to worry deeply about sth
extremely concerned

qiānyángdānjiǔ

pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
to kill the fatted calf

húnqiānmèngyíng

to miss very much; to yearn for

qiānqiǎngfùhuì

to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)

qiānzhebízizǒu

牵着鼻子走

[牽著鼻子走]

to lead by the nose

rénjiāqiānlünǐbájué

人家牵驴你拔橛

[人家牽驢你拔橛]

see 別人牽驢你拔橛子／别人牵驴你拔橛子 (biérenqiānlünǐbájuézi)

qiānyīfà'érdòngquánshēn

牵一发而动全身

[牽一髮而動全身]

lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system

biérenqiānlünǐbájuézi

别人牵驴你拔橛子

[別人牽驢你拔橛子]

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

shìluózishìmǎ,qiānchūlailiùliu

是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛

[是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛]

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