牵扯

牽扯

qiānchě

verb HSK 7 #5,432

Meanings

1 to involve
2 to implicate
3 to drag in

Characters

to pull; to lead

to pull; to drag

Examples

这件事牵扯到很多人。

Zhè jiàn shì qiānchě dào hěn duō rén.

This matter involves many people.

别把我牵扯进去。

Bié bǎ wǒ qiānchě jìnqù.

Don't drag me into this.

Tips

usage

牵扯 is close to 牵涉 but slightly more colloquial. 牵扯 often implies being 'dragged into' something unwillingly, while 牵涉 is more neutral.

Stroke Order

牵 qiān

扯 chě