Chinese word

牵扯

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiān chě

Meaning

  • verbinvolve

Example

别把我牵扯进来。bié bǎ wǒ qiān chě jìn lái

Don't involve me.

Illustration for 牵扯 (involve)

More examples

媒体把他牵扯进了这起丑闻。méi tǐ bǎ tā qiān chě jìn le zhè qǐ chǒu wén

The media dragged him into this scandal.

Core concept

A pull that draws a person or matter into a situation, often making the connection hard to avoid.

Common phrases

  • 被牵扯进来bèi qiān chě jìn lái

    be dragged into

  • 牵扯到利益分配qiān chě dào lì yì fēn pèi

    be involved in profit distribution

  • 牵扯进丑闻qiān chě jìn chǒu wén

    be dragged into a scandal

Similar words

牵连qiān lián: Causes someone or something to become involved in an event or problem and share its effects.
牵涉qiān shè: Involves someone or something in an event, issue, or topic under discussion.
卷入juǎn rù: Gets someone caught up in a fight, dispute, or other problem.
连累lián lěi: Brings trouble or loss to another person through one's own actions or associations.

Definition in Chinese

把某人牵连到某个事件或关系里，常带有不愿被卷入或被牵连的含义bǎ mǒu rén qiān lián dào mǒu gè shì jiàn huò guān xì lǐ cháng dài yǒu bú yuàn bèi juǎn rù huò bèi qiān lián de hán yì

Word origin

牵 (qiān, "lead or pull") + 扯 (chě, "pull or tug") combines two pulling actions, giving the extended sense of drawing a person or matter into a connection.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English involve, which can sound neutral, this word often presents the connection as an unwanted complication.

Other meanings

  • relate toverb
  • entangleverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 牵扯不清qiān chě bù qīngbe difficult to untangleidiom

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