牵绳
qiān shéng
Pinyin

Definition

牵绳
 - 
qiān shéng
  1. tow rope

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

牵
qiān
  1. 1 to lead along
  2. 2 to pull (an animal on a tether)
  3. 3 (bound form) to involve
  4. 4 to draw in
牵挂
qiān guà
  1. 1 to worry about
  2. 2 to be concerned about
手牵手
shǒu qiān shǒu
  1. 1 hand in hand
冲绳
Chōng shéng
  1. 1 Okinawa, Japan
牵制
qiān zhì
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 to curb
  3. 3 to restrict
  4. 4 to impede
  5. 5 to pin down (enemy troops)
牵动
qiān dòng
  1. 1 to affect
  2. 2 to produce a change in sth
牵引
qiān yǐn
  1. 1 to pull
  2. 2 to draw (a cart)
  3. 3 to tow
牵强
qiān qiǎng
  1. 1 far-fetched
  2. 2 implausible (chain of reasoning)
牵手
qiān shǒu
  1. 1 to hold hands
牵扯
qiān chě
  1. 1 to involve
  2. 2 to implicate
  3. 3 to be interrelated
牵涉
qiān shè
  1. 1 to involve
  2. 2 implicated
牵绊
qiān bàn
  1. 1 to bind
  2. 2 to yoke
  3. 3 to impede
牵线
qiān xiàn
  1. 1 to pull strings
  2. 2 to manipulate (a puppet)
  3. 3 to control from behind the scene
  4. 4 to mediate
牵连
qiān lián
  1. 1 to implicate
  2. 2 implicated
  3. 3 to link together
绳子
shéng zi
  1. 1 cord
  2. 2 string
  3. 3 rope
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo]
绳索
shéng suǒ
  1. 1 rope
跳绳
tiào shéng
  1. 1 to jump rope
  2. 2 jump rope
魂牵梦萦
hún qiān mèng yíng
  1. 1 to miss
  2. 2 to yearn day and night
魂牵梦绕
hún qiān mèng rào
  1. 1 to be captivated
  2. 2 to wonder
  3. 3 enchanting
吊绳
diào shéng
  1. 1 sling

Idioms (12)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
  1. 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
  3. 3 people who will sink or swim together
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛
shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu
  1. 1 lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating
  3. 3 to show what one is made of
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
  1. 1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
  1. 1 pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
  2. 2 to kill the fatted calf
牵肠挂肚
qiān cháng guà dù
  1. 1 deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious
牵马到河易，强马饮水难
qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán
  1. 1 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
规矩准绳
guī ju zhǔn shéng
  1. 1 compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
  2. 2 norms
  3. 3 criteria
规矩绳墨
guī ju shéng mò
  1. 1 compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
  2. 2 norms
  3. 3 criteria
进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
  1. 1 to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
顺手牵羊
shùn shǒu qiān yáng
  1. 1 lit. to lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency
  2. 2 to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

Sample Sentences

可是您都出来了，在公共场合可要讲规则呀，这里写了：“文明养犬，遛狗牵绳”
kěshì nín dōu chūlái le ，zài gōnggòng chǎnghé kě yào jiǎng guīzé ya ，zhèlǐ xiě le ：“wénmíng yǎng quǎn ，liùgǒu qiānshéng ”
But you have to follow rules when you’re outside. It is written here: "civilised dog care, use a leash”.
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