qiān​xiàn

to act as a go-between

  • created reference approved 牵线/牽線 → 牵线搭桥/牽線搭橋 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵线 / 牽線 qiān​xiàn

    牵线搭桥 / 牽線搭橋 qiān​xiàn​dā​qiáo

    see

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 牵线/牽線 → 牵头/牽頭 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵线 / 牽線 qiān​xiàn

    牵头 / 牽頭 qiān​tóu

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 牵线/牽線 · qiān​xiàn · to act as a go-between — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵线 / 牽線

    qiān​xiàn

    to act as a go-between

    To mediate or act as a middleman to help two parties establish a relationship; to facilitate contact between people.

    牵, 线

    牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to involve 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · clue

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 牵线/牽線 · qiān​xiàn · to pull strings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵线 / 牽線

    qiān​xiàn

    to pull strings

    To control or manipulate from behind the scenes, like pulling the strings of a puppet.

    牵, 线

    牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · thread

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 牵线/牽線 · qiān​xiàn · to hold a string — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵线 / 牽線

    qiān​xiàn

    to hold a string

    To pull or hold a piece of string, wire, or thread in a literal sense.

    牵, 线

    牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · thread

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

    created sense