牵

牵 (qiān) – to lead along

qiān

to lead along

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 牽2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to lead along
  2. 2to pull (an animal on a tether)
  3. 3(bound form) to involve
  4. 4to draw in

Simplified & traditional

牵

Simplified

牽

Traditional

Example sentences

See 牵 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我可以牵着你的手吗？

    wǒ kě yǐ qiān zhe nǐ de shǒu ma ？

    Can I hold your hand?

  • 我不想被牵扯到这件事里。

    wǒ bù xiǎng bèi qiān chě dào zhè jiàn shì lǐ 。

    I don't want to be involved in that matter.

Related words

牵扯

qiān chě

to involve

牵挂

qiān guà

to worry about

牵涉

qiān shè

to involve

牵头

qiān tóu

to lead (an animal by the head)

牵制

qiān zhì

to control

谦虚

qiān xū

modest

巧妙

qiǎo miào

ingenious

情绪

qíng xù

mood

权力

quán lì

power

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

舌头

shé tou

tongue

时期

shí qī

period

Appears in

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