牵制

qiān zhì

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 牽制

What 牵制 means

to control
to curb
to restrict
to impede
to pin down (enemy troops)

The characters in 牵制

牵qiānto lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve
制zhìsystem; to control; to regulate

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