qiān​qiǎng

to force

  • created reference approved 牵强/牽強 → 牵彊/牽彊 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵强 / 牽強 qiān​qiǎng

    牵彊 / 牽彊 qiān​qiǎng

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 牵强/牽強 · qiān​qiǎng · to force — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵强 / 牽強

    qiān​qiǎng

    to force

    to force a connection or interpretation between unrelated or loosely related things

    牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 强 (literal) → 强/強 · qiǎng · to force

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 牵强/牽強 · qiān​qiǎng · far-fetched — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵强 / 牽強

    qiān​qiǎng

    far-fetched

    forced, strained, or implausible (of reasoning or an explanation)

    牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 强 (literal) → 强/強 · qiǎng · to force

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

    created sense