Chinese word dictionary

牵绊

qiān bàn · to bind; to yoke; to impede

Practice word

Word information

Simplified牵绊

Traditional牽絆

Pinyinqiān bàn

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

绊bàn

a loop of thread; shackles, fetters; to stumble, to trip

How to learn 牵绊

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.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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牵qiān

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

绊bàn

to trip; to stumble; to hinder

绊脚石bànjiǎoshí

stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way

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