牵 (w)

(qiān) to pull (an animal on a tether); to lead along; to hold hands

牵一发而动全身 (w)

(qiānyīfàérdòngquánshēn) lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves; fig. a slight change will affect everything else; the butterfly effect

牵制 (w)

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

牵动 (w)

(qiāndòng) to affect; to produce a change in sth

牵就 (w)

(qiānjiù) to concede; to give up

牵引 (w)

(qiānyǐn) to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow

牵引力 (w)

(qiānyǐnlì) motive force; traction

牵引车 (w)

(qiānyǐnchē) tractor

牵强 (w)

(qiānqiǎng) far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)

牵强附会 (w)

(qiānqiǎngfùhuì) far-fetched and hard to believe (idiom)

牵心 (w)

(qiānxīn) to worry; concerned

牵心挂肠 (w)

(qiānxīnguàcháng) to worry deeply about sth; extremely concerned

牵手 (w)

(qiānshǒu) hold hands (romance)

牵扯 (w)

(qiānchě) to involve; to implicate

牵扶 (w)

(qiānfú) to lead

牵挂 (w)

(qiānguà) to worry about; to be concerned about

牵掣 (w)

(qiānchè) to impede; to hold up

牵涉 (w)

(qiānshè) to involve; implicated

牵涉到 (w)

(qiānshèdào) to involve; to drag in

牵牛 (w)

(qiānniú) Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女

牵牛 (w)

(qiānniú) morning glory (Pharbitis nil)

牵牛属 (w)

(qiānniúshǔ) Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛|牵牛 (Pharbitis nil)

牵牛星 (w)

(qiānniúxīng) Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女

牵牛花 (w)

(qiānniúhuā) white-edged morning glory

牵累 (w)

(qiānlèi) to weigh down; tied down (by affairs)

牵绊 (w)

(qiānbàn) to bind; to yoke; to impede

牵线 (w)

(qiānxiàn) to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate

牵线人 (w)

(qiānxiànrén) a controller

牵绳 (w)

(qiānshéng) tow rope

牵缠 (w)

(qiānchán) to involve; to entangle sb

牵羊担酒 (w)

(qiānyángdānjiǔ) pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations; to kill the fatted calf

牵肠挂肚 (w)

(qiānchángguàdù) deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious

牵着鼻子走 (w)

(qiānzhebízizǒu) to lead by the nose

牵记 (w)

(qiānjì) to feel anxious about sth; unable to stop thinking about sth; to miss

牵连 (w)

(qiānlián) to implicate; implicated

牵头 (w)

(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)

牵马到河易，强马饮水难 (w)

(qiānmǎdàohéyìqiángmǎyǐnshuǐnán) You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)