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牵

qiān · qian

Traditional 牽

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to lead along
  2. to pull (an animal on a tether)
  3. (bound form) to involve
  4. to draw in
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Walking the dog

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)牵(qiān)狗(gǒu)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)。

    Every morning I walk my dog to the park.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)牵(qiān)着(zhe)它(tā)，还是(háishi)它(tā)牵(qiān)着(zhe)你(nǐ)？

    Are you leading it, or is it leading you?

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)牵(qiān)着(zhe)我(wǒ)，它(tā)跑得(pǎode)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)快(kuài)。

    It's leading me. It runs faster than I do.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)松手(sōngshǒu)试试(shìshì)？

    Then try letting go?

  5. Dengdeng

    不行(bùxíng)，我(wǒ)一(yī)松手(sōngshǒu)，它(tā)就(jiù)自己(zìjǐ)回家(huíjiā)吃饭(chīfàn)了(le)。

    No way. If I let go, it goes home to eat by itself.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)晨(chén)牵(qiān)着(zhe)狗(gǒu)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)散(sàn)步(bù)。

He walks his dog in the park every morning.

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)牵(qiān)着(zhe)孩(hái)子(zi)的(de)手(shǒu)过(guò)马(mǎ)路(lù)。

The mother holds the child's hand to cross the street.

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