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牵线
牽線
qiānxiàn
1. to pull strings
2. to manipulate (a puppet)
3. to control from behind the scene
4. to mediate
Uncommon • Top 97%

Character Breakdown

牵
qiān
to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
HSK 6 9 丶
线
xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

牵线人
qiānxiànrén
a controller

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
82,144 of 84,292