牵制 (牽制)
qiān zhì
Pinyin

Definition

牵制 (牽制)
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qiān zhì
  1. to control
  2. to curb
  3. to restrict
  4. to impede
  5. to pin down (enemy troops)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

制
zhì
  1. 1 system
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 to regulate
  4. 4 variant: 制 zhì
制度
zhì dù
  1. 1 system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)
  2. 2 institution
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
实名制
shí míng zhì
  1. 1 system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc)
抑制
yì zhì
  1. 1 to inhibit
  2. 2 to keep down
  3. 3 to suppress
控制
kòng zhì
  1. 1 control
  2. 2 to exercise control over
  3. 3 to contain

Idioms (7)

以夷制夷
yǐ yí zhì yí
  1. 1 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
  2. 2 Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 to follow the same plan

Sample Sentences

告诉反坦克连，从014地区进行拦截，并全力牵制住他们。另外，我们工程连搭桥的进展怎么样？
gàosu fǎntǎnkè lián ，cóng língyīsì dìqū jìnxíng lánjié ，bìng quánlì qiānzhì zhù tāmen 。lìngwài ，wǒmen gōngchénglián dāqiáo de jìnzhǎn zěnmeyàng ？
Tell the anti-tanks company to intercept from area 014 and spare no effort to pin them down. Besides that, what is the progress of our engineering company in building the bridge?
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