牵线

Traditional form:

牽線

Pinyin (reading):

qiānxiàn

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 牵 - to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
• 线 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail

Traditional characters:

• 牽 - to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
• 線 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail