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牵扯

qiān chě · qian che

Traditional 牽扯

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to involve; to implicate
  2. to be interrelated
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Do not drag me in

  1. Dengdeng

    群(qún)里(lǐ)他们(tāmen)吵(chǎo)起来(qǐlai)了(le)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    They are arguing in the group chat. Did you see?

  2. Liangliang

    看(kàn)了(le)，我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)被(bèi)牵扯(qiānchě)进去(jìnqù)。

    I did. I do not want to get dragged into it.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)他们(tāmen)提到(tídào)了(le)你(nǐ)的(de)名字(míngzi)。

    But they mentioned your name.

  4. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)？这件(zhèjiàn)事(shì)怎么(zěnme)又(yòu)牵扯(qiānchě)到(dào)我(wǒ)？

    What? How does this involve me again?

  5. Dengdeng

    他们(tāmen)只(zhǐ)是(shì)问(wèn)你(nǐ)周末(zhōumò)来(lái)不(bù)来(lái)。

    They only asked whether you are coming this weekend.

  6. Liangliang

    哦(ò)，那(nà)我(wǒ)来(lái)。

    Oh. Then I am coming.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)被(bèi)牵(qiān)扯(chě)到(dào)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)里(lǐ)。

I don't want to be involved in that matter.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)没(méi)想(xiǎng)要(yào)让(ràng)你(nǐ)牵(qiān)扯(chě)进(jìn)来(lái)。

I didn't mean to involve you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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