Chinese word dictionary

牵扯

qiānchě · to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated

Practice word

Word information

Simplified牵扯

Traditional牽扯

Pinyinqiānchě

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

牵qiān

to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand

扯chě

to rip, to tear; to haul; casual talk

How to learn 牵扯

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.

牵挂qiānguà

to worry about; to be concerned about

牵涉qiānshè

to involve; implicated

牵头qiāntóu

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)

牵制qiānzhì

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

牵就qiān jiù

to concede; to give up

牵手qiān shǒu

to hold hands