WordTaiwan frequency #19,255
牽掛
ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄚˋ
“to worry about; to be concerned for; to keep thinking anxiously about someone or something”
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- 懸掛ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋto hang; to suspend; (vehicle) suspension; to worry; to be concerned about
- 牽涉到ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄉㄠˋto involve; to have to do with; to concern; to implicate; to drag in; to affect
- 掛牌ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄆㄞˊto open up for business; to hang up a sign; listed on a stock market; to place a buy or sell order in forex or securities trading
- 牽涉ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄜˋto involve; to implicate; to have a connection with something, often in a complex or troublesome way
- 掛上ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄤˋto hang up; to put on a hook; to attach; to make a phone call (dial and connect).
- 牽動ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋto affect; to produce a change in something; to stir emotions; to move or influence interconnected parts.
- 牽連ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄢˊto implicate; to involve someone in a matter; to link together; to have a connection or association.
- 牽制ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓˋto restrain; to constrain; to keep under control; in baseball, a pitcher's throw to a base to hold a runner
- 牽引ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧㄣˇto pull; to tow; to haul; to drag; to lead; to guide; to recommend; to implicate; to involve
- 牽線ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋto pull a string; to act as a go‑between or matchmaker; to secretly manipulate or pull strings behind the scenes.
- 掛號ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄠˋto register (at a hospital, clinic, or office); to send by registered mail (with tracking and receipt)
- 牽手ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˇto hold hands; (Taiwan) wife or spouse