Chinese word

牵涉

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiān shè

Meaning

  • verbinvolve

Example

这件事不牵涉我。zhè jiàn shì bù qiān shè wǒ

This matter does not involve me.

Illustration for 牵涉 (involve)

More examples

他不想被牵涉进这场争论。tā bù xiǎng bèi qiān shè jìn zhè chǎng zhēng lùn

He does not want to become involved in this argument.

Core concept

A situation reaches across its boundary and draws another person or thing into its range of concern, influence, or blame.

Common phrases

  • 被牵涉到bèi qiān shè dào

    become involved in

  • 牵涉进qiān shè jìn

    draw into

  • 牵涉法律责任qiān shè fǎ lǜ zé rèn

    involve legal responsibility

Similar words

涉及shè jí: To concern a person, thing, topic, or area as part of a matter's scope.
有关yǒu guān: To be related to a person, thing, topic, or matter.
牵连qiān lián: To draw a person into an event, often putting them in an unfavorable position.
关联guān lián: To form a connection between two things or matters.

Definition in Chinese

表示某事与某人或某物有联系或影响，常用于说明范围、边界或责任的涉及情况。biǎo shì mǒu shì yǔ mǒu rén huò mǒu wù yǒu lián xì huò yíng xiǎng cháng yòng yú shuō míng fàn wéi biān jiè huò zé rèn de shè jí qíng kuàng

Word origin

The compound joins 牵 (qiān, "pull") with 涉 (shè, "cross or wade"), suggesting that a matter pulls someone across a boundary and into its consequences.

Usage tips

  • The person or thing named after this verb is connected to the matter but is not automatically at fault, which helps separate involvement from blame.

Other meanings

  • concernverb
  • implicateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 牵涉者qiān shè zhěperson involvednoun

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