qiān​hé

to force a connection

  • created reference approved 牵合/牽合 → 牵强附会/牽強附會 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵合 / 牽合 qiān​hé

    牵强附会 / 牽強附會 qiān​qiǎng​fù​huì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 牵合/牽合 · qiān​hé · to force a connection — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵合 / 牽合

    qiān​hé

    to force a connection

    To link things together artificially; to force a strained comparison or connection.

    牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to involve 合 (literal) → 合 · hé · to join

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 牵合/牽合 · qiān​hé · to matchmake — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵合 / 牽合

    qiān​hé

    to matchmake

    To act as a go-between or matchmaker in a marriage; to bring two people together.

    牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 合 (literal) → 合 · hé · to join

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense