qiān​zhì HSK7

pin down

牵制 (牽制) qiān​zhì
pin down verb
to tie down or distract enemy forces to prevent them from being used elsewhere

Our army's actions on the border successfully pinned down the enemy's main forces.

restrict verb
to control, curb, or impede someone's actions or the development of something

His plan was greatly hampered due to a lack of funds.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.61 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
3.26 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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