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牽引

简牵引 · 繁牽引

Mandarin · pinyin qiān yǐn

to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow

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牽: Look up this written character
引: yǐn · to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
牵: qiān · drag, pull, lead by hand

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1–3 · qian1 yin3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hin1 jan5

Cantonese word readings for 牽引. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to pull; to tow; to haul
(medicine) to carry out traction
(literary) to involve in trouble; to implicate
(literary) to rope in; to get (someone) involved (often through unscrupulous means such as bribery)

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