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順手牽羊 to take s.t. that doesn't belong to oneself;
手牽手 hand in hand;
牽手 lead by hand;
牽繩子 to pull a rope;
牽挽 pull by rope.
(2) To involve, draw in, drag out: 牽連，牽涉，牽累 [qian1lian2], [qian1she4], [qian1lei3], etc.↓;
牽絲扳籐 dilly-dally, shilly-shally, drag out (affair, argument) interminably (like “drawing out treacle or spreading vine”).
(3) (Coll.) to sew up (pieces, dress).
(4) To remember, unable to forget: 牽腸掛肚 be deeply concerned, to cause deep personal concern;
牽掛，牽念 [qian1gua4], [qian1nian4]↓.
2.牽掣 [qian1che4], v.t., (1) to control, see [qian1zhi4]↓; (2) to lead through connections into other aspects: 互相牽掣 (the two problems) are tied up together.
3.牽強 [qian1qiang2], adj., arbitrary: 牽強附會 farfetched, irrelevant, fasten on an unwarranted conclusion.
4.牽動 [qian1dong4], v.t., involve, upset: 牽動大局 upset the gen. situation (as one move at chess).
5.牽掛 [qian1gua4], v.t., to remember fondly, be concerned, worried, over (another's welfare).
6.牽合 [qian1he2], v.t., force or manipulate (two separate units) into one; make unwarranted deductions.
7.牽制 [qian1zhi4], v.i. & t., to tie up (actions, movements etc.), impede; to involve and affect, restrict the freedom of (another, or each other).
8.牽累 [qian1lei3], v.i., involve (person) in s. t. unpleasant (debts; lawsuit).
9.牽連 [qian1lian2], v.i., to link or be mutually linked together; n., 牽連犯 implicated offender.
10.牽念 [qian1nian4], v.t., to remember fondly (person), be concerned about (child).
11.牽牛花 [qian1niu2hua1], n., (bot.) the morning glory, Pharbitis.
12.牽紗 [qian1sha1], phr., to hold bride's veil.
13.牽涉 [qian1she4], v.t., to involve (a third party); implicate or be implicated in crime; to be linked up with.
14.牽線 [qian1xian4], v.i., be a matchmaker.
15.牽絲 [qian1si1], v.i., (1) (LL) to receive a government post (絲the girdle sashes); (2) a game of drawing lots by choice of tapes leading to unseen objects; 牽絲戲 puppet show.
16.牽挺 [qian1ting3], n., formerly, the treadle in a loom, a pedal in weaving machine.
17.牽引 [qian1yin3], v.t., to involve, to link up with.