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qiān

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qiān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiān | qian1
English translation
to pull (an animal on a tether)
to lead along
to hold hands
to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand

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About qiān

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

qiān

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A person  pulling an ox  Niú  by a rope 

Etymology of qiān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

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Example sentences using qiān

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牧童 mù tóng qiān zhāo Niú tǎng Guò jiān .

The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.

同型氨酸牵涉 qiān shè dào 蛋氨酸 dàn ān suān de 生物 shēngwù 合成 héchéng .

Homoserine has also been implicated in the biosynthesis of methionine.

纺织品 fǎng zhī pǐn 制造商 zhì zào shāng 一案牵涉 qiān shè dào duì mián xiè 管理 guǎnlǐ 标准 biāozhǔn 问题 wèntí .

Textile Manufacturers involved a standard regulating cotton dust.

yǒu rén 发现 fāxiàn 毒品 dúpǐn 贩卖 fànmài 牵涉 qiān shè hěn shēn .

He was found to have a deep involvement in drug dealing.

cāi 这件 shì 有点 yǒu diǎn 牵连 qiān lián .

I suspect that he is more or less involved in the affair.

Words with qiān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
qiān to lead along qiān
牵扯 qiānchě to involve牽扯
牵涉 qiān shè to involve牽涉
牵连 qiān lián to implicate牽連
牵挂 qiān guà to worry about牽掛
牵引 qiān yǐn to pull牽引
牵头 qiān tóu to take the lead牽頭
牵制 qiānzhì to control牽制
牵动 qiān dòng to affect牽動
牵强 qiān qiǎng far-fetched牽強
顺手牵羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain順手牽羊
牵线 qiān xiàn to pull strings牽線
牵牛花 qiān niú huā white-edged morning glory牽牛花
牵绊 qiān bàn to bind牽絆
牵引力 qiān yǐn lì motive force牽引力
魂牵梦萦 hún qiān mèng yíng to miss魂牽夢縈
牵牛 Qiān niú Altair (star)牽牛
牵强附会 qiān qiǎng fù huì to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)牽強附會
牵着鼻子走 qiān zhe bí zi zǒu to lead by the nose牽著鼻子走
牵肠挂肚 qiān cháng guà dù deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious牽腸掛肚
牵一发而动全身 qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves牽一髮而動全身
魂牵梦绕 hún qiān mèng rào to be captivated魂牽夢繞
无牵无挂 wú qiān wú guà to have no cares無牽無掛
牵累 qiān lěi to weigh down牽累

qiān Decomposition & Compounds

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qiān Decomposition

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