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牵线搭桥 Pronunciation and Pinyin

牵线搭桥 Usage and Examples

to act as a matchmaker

to serve as a go-between

to build bridges

to facilitate connections

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 牵线搭桥

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
牵
qiān9pull, lead, involve
线
xiàn8thread, line, clue
搭
dā12take a ride
桥
qiáo10bridge

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 牵线搭桥

What does 牵线搭桥 mean in Chinese?

牵线搭桥 (qiān xiàn dā qiáo) means “to act as a matchmaker, to serve as a go-between, to build bridges, to facilitate connections”.

How do you pronounce 牵线搭桥?

牵线搭桥 is pronounced qiān xiàn dā qiáo in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to act as a matchmaker” in Chinese?

“to act as a matchmaker” is 牵线搭桥 (qiān xiàn dā qiáo) in Chinese.

How is 牵线搭桥 used in a sentence?

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

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