qiān​chán

to involve

  • created reference approved 牵缠/牽纏 → 牵扯/牽扯 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵缠 / 牽纏 qiān​chán

    牵扯 / 牽扯 qiān​chě

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 牵缠/牽纏 → 纠缠/糾纏 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵缠 / 牽纏 qiān​chán

    纠缠 / 糾纏 jiū​chán

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 牵缠/牽纏 · qiān​chán · to involve — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵缠 / 牽纏

    qiān​chán

    to involve

    to involve or entangle someone else

    牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to involve 缠 (literal) → 缠/纏 · chán · to pester

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 牵缠/牽纏 · qiān​chán · to be tied down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵缠 / 牽纏

    qiān​chán

    to be tied down

    to be preoccupied or hindered by trivial matters or complications

    牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to restrain 缠 (literal) → 缠/纏 · chán · to wind

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

    created sense