Definition
牵连 is a verb meaning 'to implicate' or 'to link together'. It often carries a negative connotation of dragging someone into trouble or connecting things in a way that causes entanglement. You can use it actively (A 牵连 B) or passively with 被 (B 被牵连). The second sense, 'to link together', is more neutral and describes interconnectedness.
v
to implicateto involve (someone in trouble)to link togetherto be interconnected
Examples
- 牵连。Zhè jiàn shì qiān lián le hěn duō rén.This matter implicated many people.
- 牵连。Tā yīnwèi nà jiàn shì bèi qiān lián le.He was implicated because of that matter.
- 牵连。Zhè liǎng gè wèntí hùxiāng qiān lián.These two problems are interconnected.
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