Chinese word dictionary

拘牵

jū qiān · restrained; confined

Practice word

Word information

Simplified拘牵

Traditional拘牽

Pinyinjū qiān

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

拘jū

to detain, to restrain, to seize

牵qiān

to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand

How to learn 拘牵

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

牵qiān

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

拘留jūliú

to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody

拘束jūshù

to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent

牵扯qiānchě

to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated

牵挂qiānguà

to worry about; to be concerned about

牵涉qiānshè

to involve; implicated