牵 扯

qiān chědictionary entry

to involve / to implicate / to be interrelated

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

牽扯牵扯 [qian1 che3] /to involve; to implicate/to be interrelated/

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Other forms in these source records: 牽扯

牵
qiān
to lead along / to pull (an animal on a tether) / (bound form) to involve / to draw in
扯
chě
to pull / to tug / to tear / to rip / to chat / to gossip / (dialect) to buy a length of cloth (or similar material) / (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous / far-fetched / to pull / to tear

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