| 1 | 牵 | 牽 | qiān | qian1 | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in | | |
| 2 | 牵动 | 牽動 | qiān dòng | qian1 dong4 | to affect; to produce a change in sth | | |
| 3 | 牵连 | 牽連 | qiān lián | qian1 lian2 | variant of 牵连 ; to implicate; implicated; to link together | | |
| 4 | 牵涉 | 牽涉 | qiān shè | qian1 she4 | to involve; implicated | | |
| 5 | 牵羊担酒 | 牽羊擔酒 | qiān yáng dān jiǔ | qian1 yang2 dan1 jiu3 | pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations; to kill the fatted calf | | |
| 6 | 牵涉到 | 牽涉到 | qiān shè dào | qian1 she4 dao4 | to involve; to drag in | | |
| 7 | 牵绳 | 牽繩 | qiān shéng | qian1 sheng2 | tow rope | | |
| 8 | 牵手 | 牽手 | qiān shǒu | qian1 shou3 | to hold hands | | |
| 9 | 牵头 | 牽頭 | qiān tóu | qian1 tou2 | to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation); to mediate; a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) | | |
| 10 | 牵线 | 牽線 | qiān xiàn | qian1 xian4 | to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate | | |
| 11 | 牵线人 | 牽線人 | qiān xiàn rén | qian1 xian4 ren2 | sb who pulls strings to get things done; wirepuller; go-between; matchmaker | | |
| 12 | 牵心 | 牽心 | qiān xīn | qian1 xin1 | to worry; concerned | | |
| 13 | 牵心挂肠 | 牽心掛腸 | qiān xīn guà cháng | qian1 xin1 gua4 chang2 | to worry deeply about sth; extremely concerned | | |
| 14 | 牵牛星 | 牽牛星 | qiān niú xīng | Qian1 niu2 xing1 | Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎织女 | | |
| 15 | 牵一发而动全身 | 牽一髮而動全身 | qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn | qian1 yi1 fa4 er2 dong4 quan2 shen1 | lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves; fig. a slight change will affect everything else; the butterfly effect | | |
| 16 | 牵引 | 牽引 | qiān yǐn | qian1 yin3 | to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow | | |
| 17 | 牵引车 | 牽引車 | qiān yǐn chē | qian1 yin3 che1 | tractor | | |
| 18 | 牵引力 | 牽引力 | qiān yǐn lì | qian1 yin3 li4 | motive force; traction | | |
| 19 | 牵着 | 牽着 | qiān zhe | qian1 zhe5 | Holding on | | |
| 20 | 牵着鼻子走 | 牽著鼻子走 | qiān zhe bí zi zǒu | qian1 zhe5 bi2 zi5 zou3 | to lead by the nose | | |
| 21 | 牵制 | 牽制 | qiān zhì | qian1 zhi4 | to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops) | | |
| 22 | 牵制攻击 | 牽制攻擊 | qiān zhì gōng jī | qian1 zhi4 gong1 ji1 | a holding attack (idiom) | | |
| 23 | 牵制行动 | 牽制行動 | qiān zhì xíng dòng | qian1 zhi4 xing2 dong4 | diversionary move (military) | | |
| 24 | 牵就 | 牽就 | qiān jiù | qian1 jiu4 | to concede; to give up | | |
| 25 | 牵绊 | 牽絆 | qiān bàn | qian1 ban4 | to bind; to yoke; to impede | | |