Chinese word dictionary

牵扶

qiān fú · to lead

Practice word

Word information

Simplified牵扶

Traditional牽扶

Pinyinqiān fú

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.

牵qiān

to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand

扶fú

to support, to protect, to help

How to learn 牵扶

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.

扶持fúchí

to help; to assist

救死扶伤jiùsǐ-fúshāng

to help the dying and heal the injured

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

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)