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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 牵线

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
牵线 qiān xiàn - to pull strings
- to manipulate (a puppet)
- to control from behind the scene
- to mediate

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 26,077 39,962 40,104

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
牵 qiān- to lead along
- to pull (an animal on a tether)
- (bound form) to involve
- to draw in
线 xiàn- variant of 線|线[xian4]
线 xiàn- thread
- string
- wire
- line
- CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]
- (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

Other Words Containing 牵线

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
牵线 - - 26,077 39,962 40,104