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牵强

qiān qiǎng

2-character word Traditional 牽強

What 牵强 means

1. far-fetched
2. implausible (chain of reasoning)

The characters in 牵强

• 牵qiānto lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve
• 强qiángstrong; powerful; better

Example sentences

• 这可能听起来牵强，但却是个真实的问题。
  Zhè kěnéng tīngqilai qiānqiǎng, dàn quèshì gè zhēnshí de wèntí.
  It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem.

Words starting with 牵强

• 牵强附会qiān qiǎng fù huìto make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)