牽掣

牵掣
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. 牽拉。
  2. 牽纏受制，行動不能自由。《三國志．卷四．魏書．三少帝紀．高貴鄉公髦紀》：「或沒　命戰場，冤魂不反；或牽掣虜手，流離異域。」也作「牽制」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 牽 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

悞 wù
  1. to impede
  2. to delay
  3. variant of 誤 wù
拖後腿 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
阻擾 zǔrǎo
  1. to obstruct
  2. to impede
阻難 zǔnàn
  1. to thwart
  2. to impede
牽絆 qiānbàn
  1. to bind
  2. to yoke
  3. to impede
牽制 qiānzhì
  1. to control
  2. to curb
  3. to restrict
  4. to impede
  5. to pin down (enemy troops)
崇尚 chóngshàng
  1. to hold up (as an model)
  2. to hold in esteem
  3. to revere
  4. to advocate
拖住 tuōzhù
  1. to hold up
  2. to hinder
  3. to stall
耽誤 dānwu
  1. to delay
  2. to hold up
  3. to waste time
  4. to interfere with
耽誤你的假期了。

It delayed your holiday.

Source: Tatoeba

舉 jǔ
  1. to lift
  2. to hold up
  3. to cite
  4. to enumerate
  5. to act
  6. to raise
  7. to choose
  8. to elect
  9. act
  10. move
  11. deed
再给我举个例子。

Show me another example.

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