| 牵 | qiān | to pull (an animal on a tether); to lead along; to hold hands |
| 牵引 | qiān yǐn | to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow |
| 牵制 | qiān zhì | to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops) |
| 牵引力 | qiān yǐn lì | motive force; traction |
| 牵连 | qiān lián | to implicate; implicated |
| 牵涉 | qiān shè | involve; implicated |
| 牵动 | qiān dòng | to affect; to produce a change in sth |
| 牵牛花 | qiān niú huā | white-edged morning glory |
| 牵挂 | qiān guà | to worry about; to be concerned about |
| 牵扯 | qiān chě | to involve; to implicate |
| 拖牵索道 | tuō qiān suǒ dào | anchor lift (ski-lift) |
| 拘牵 | jū qiān | restrained; confined |
| 无牵无挂 | wú qiān wú guà | to have no cares; to be carefree |
| 牵一发而动全身 | qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn | lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves; fig. a slight change will affect everything else; the butterfly effect |
| 牵就 | qiān jiù | to concede; to give up |
| 牵引车 | qiān yǐn chē | tractor |
| 牵强 | qiān qiǎng | far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning) |
| 牵强附会 | qiān qiǎng fù huì | far-fetched and hard to believe (idiom) |
| 牵心 | qiān xīn | to worry; concerned |
| 牵心挂肠 | qiān xīn guà cháng | to worry deeply about sth; extremely concerned |
| 牵手 | qiān shǒu | hold hands (romance) |
| 牵扶 | qiān fú | to lead |
| 牵掣 | qiān chè | to impede; to hold up |
| 牵涉到 | qiān shè dào | to involve; to drag in |
| 牵牛 | qiān niú | morning glory (Pharbitis nil); Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎织女 |
| 牵牛属 | qiān niú shǔ | Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牵牛 (Pharbitis nil) |
| 牵牛星 | Qiān niú xīng | Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎织女 |
| 牵累 | qiān lèi | to weigh down; tied down (by affairs) |
| 牵绊 | qiān bàn | to bind; to yoke; to impede |
| 牵线 | qiān xiàn | to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate |
| 牵线人 | qiān xiàn rén | a controller |
| 牵绳 | qiān shéng | tow rope |
| 牵缠 | qiān chán | to involve; to entangle sb |
| 牵羊担酒 | qiān yáng dān jiǔ | pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations; to kill the fatted calf |
| 牵肠挂肚 | qiān cháng guà dù | deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious |
| 牵着鼻子走 | qiān zhe bí zi zǒu | to lead by the nose |
| 牵记 | qiān jì | to feel anxious about sth; unable to stop thinking about sth; to miss |
| 牵头 | qiān tóu | to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation); to mediate; a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) |
牵马到河易，
强马饮水难 | qiān mǎ dào hé yì ,
qiáng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán | you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink (idiom) |
| 顺手牵羊 | shùn shǒu qiān yáng | lit. to lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency; to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain |
| 魂牵梦萦 | hún qiān mèng yíng | to miss; to yearn day and night |
| 魂牵梦绕 | hún qiān mèng rào | to be captivated; to wonder; enchanting |
