牵制 meaning in English

qiānzhì

to control; to curb

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 牽制17 strokes

Meaning of 牵制

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qiānzhì
  1. to control
  2. to curb
  3. to restrict
  4. to impede
  5. to pin down (enemy troops)

Stroke order for each character

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牵 qiān · to lead along · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

制 zhì · to manufacture · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 牵制.

制作zhìzuòto make; to manufacture
制造zhìzàoto manufacture; to make
制度zhìdùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
制定zhìdìngto draw up; to formulate
限制xiànzhìto restrict; to limit
复制fùzhìto duplicate; to make a copy of
研制yánzhìto research and manufacture; to research and to develop
制订zhìdìngto work out; to formulate
控制kòngzhìto control
制成zhìchéngto manufacture; to turn out (a product)
机制jīzhìmechanism
制约zhìyuēto restrict; condition

Questions about 牵制

What does 牵制 mean?

牵制 (qiānzhì) means "to control; to curb" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 牵制?

牵制 is made of 2 characters: 牵 (9 strokes), 制 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 牵制 an HSK word?

Yes. 牵制 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 牵制 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 牵制 is written 牽制.