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牵线 Pronunciation and Pinyin

牵线 Usage and Examples

matchmake

broker

mediate

facilitate

connect

一些朋友牵线搭桥,邀请我们两人都去赴宴。

Some friends played matchmaker and had us both over to dinner.

总部位于旧金山的爱彼迎公司为房东和房客牵线搭桥。

Hosts and guests were matched up by Airbnb, a firm based in San Francisco.

The characters in 牵线

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
牵
qiān9pull, lead, involve
线
xiàn8thread, line, clue

More words starting with 牵

  • qiān牵zhì制restrain, contain
  • qiān牵dòng动to affect, to involve
  • qiān牵dòng动le了affected, stirred
  • qiān牵dòng动zhe着affecting, stirring
  • qiān牵huí回lead back, pull back
  • qiān牵tóu头lead, spearhead
  • qiān牵jiù就To accommodate, To yield to
  • qiān牵yǐn引pull, tow
  • qiān牵qiǎng强far-fetched, strained
  • qiān牵qiǎng强fù附huì会de地far-fetchedly, strainedly
  • qiān牵chě扯to involve; to implicate
  • qiān牵chě扯chū出implicate, involve

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Questions about 牵线

What does 牵线 mean in Chinese?

牵线 (qiān xiàn) means “matchmake, broker, mediate, facilitate”.

How do you pronounce 牵线?

牵线 is pronounced qiān xiàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “matchmake” in Chinese?

“matchmake” is 牵线 (qiān xiàn) in Chinese.

How is 牵线 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 牵线, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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