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牵扯
qiān chě
Meaning
- to involve; to implicate
- to be interrelated
Definition
牵扯，指牵连、涉及，表示一事物与另一事物有关联或受影响。
To involve, to implicate; indicating that one thing is related to or affected by another.
Usage
常用于描述事物之间的关联或影响，通常带有被动或负面的含义，如被某事牵扯进去。
Often used to describe the connection or influence between things, usually with a passive or negative connotation, such as being involved in something undesirable.
Examples
- 1 这件事牵扯到很多人，需要谨慎处理。 (This matter involves many people and needs to be handled carefully.)
- 2 他因为那起案件被牵扯进去了。 (He was implicated in that case.)
- 3 投资失败牵扯到了整个公司的资金链。 (The investment failure affected the entire company's cash flow.)
- 4 不要把我牵扯进你们的争吵中。 (Don't drag me into your argument.)
- 5 这项改革牵扯到多部门的利益。 (This reform involves the interests of multiple departments.)
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