牵掣

牽掣
qiānchè
  1. to impede
  2. to hold up

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to hold up; to impede
  2. (literary, figurative) to pin down; to tie up; to check (e.g. the enemy forces); to encumber
  3. to hold up; to impede
  4. to pin down; to tie up; to check (e.g. the enemy forces); to encumber

Wiktionary

  1. 牵拉。
  2. 牵缠受制，行动不能自由。《三国志．卷四．魏书．三少帝纪．高贵乡公髦纪》：「或没　命战场，冤魂不反；或牵掣虏手，流离异域。」也作「牵制」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 牵 qiān
  1. to lead along
  2. to pull (an animal on a tether)
  3. (bound form) to involve
  4. to draw in
2 掣 chè
  1. to pull
  2. to draw
  3. to pull back
  4. to withdraw
  5. to flash past

Related entries

悮 wù
  1. to impede
  2. to delay
  3. variant of 误 wù
拖后腿 tuōhòutuǐ
  1. to impede
  2. to obstruct
  3. to hold back
阻抑 zǔyì
  1. to impede
  2. to check
  3. to inhibit
  4. to neutralize
阻遏 zǔè
  1. to impede
  2. to hold sb back
阻扰 zǔrǎo
  1. to obstruct
  2. to impede
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