created sense approved 拉纤/拉縴 · lāqiàn · to track a boat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拉纤 / 拉縴
lāqiàn
to track a boat
to pull a boat along a river by a rope from the shore
拉, 纤
拉 (literal) → 拉 · lā · to pull 纤 (literal) → 纤/縴 · qiàn · tow-rope
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 拉纤/拉縴 · lāqiàn · to act as a go-between — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拉纤 / 拉縴
lāqiàn
to act as a go-between
to act as an intermediary or broker between two parties, often for personal profit or in matchmaking
拉, 纤
拉 (literal) → 拉 · lā · to recruit 纤 (literal) → 纤/縴 · qiàn · tow-rope
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 拉纤/拉縴 · lāqiàn · to pull strings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拉纤 / 拉縴
lāqiàn
to pull strings
to use back-door connections or offer bribes to achieve a goal
拉, 纤
拉 (literal) → 拉 · lā · to recruit 纤 (literal) → 纤/縴 · qiàn · tow-rope
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition