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牵强附会

qiān qiǎng fù huì

4-character word Traditional 牽強附會

What 牵强附会 means

1. to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)

The characters in 牵强附会

• 牵qiānto lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve
• 强qiángstrong; powerful; better
• 附fùto add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached
• 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet…

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