牵制

牵制 qiānzhì in a sentence

To control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops)†

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

牵制 (qiānzhì) means To control, to curb, to restrict †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

琐事 牵制 了他大量的精力。

Suǒshì qiānzhì le tā dàliàng de jīnglì.

Trivial matters have tied up a great deal of his energy.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 牵制

这支部队 牵制 了对方的主力。

Zhè zhī bùduì qiānzhì le duìfāng de zhǔlì.

This unit tied down the enemy's main force.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 牵制

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How is 牵制 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 牵制 (qiānzhì, "To control, to curb, to restrict, to impede †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 牵制 an HSK word?

Yes — 牵制 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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