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
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