牵缠 (牽纏)
qiān chán
Pinyin
Definition
牵缠 (牽纏)
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- to involve
- to entangle sb
Character Decomposition
Idioms (10)
是骡子是马,牵出来遛遛
- 1 lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)
- 2 fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating
- 3 to show what one is made of
牵强附会
- 1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
牵羊担酒
- 1 pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
- 2 to kill the fatted calf
牵肠挂肚
- 1 deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious
牵马到河易,强马饮水难
- 1 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)