qiān
lián

common
verb

Meaning of 牵连

牵连 means to implicate; to involve; to bring trouble to (someone); to be connected; to be linked; to be interrelated. Pronounced qiān lián.

  • to implicate; to involve; to bring trouble to (someone)
  • to be connected; to be linked; to be interrelated

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
tān
àn
jiàn
qiān
lián
le
duō
wèi
zhèng
guān
yuán
 

This corruption case implicated several government officials.

xiǎng
yīn
wèi
de
cuò
qiān
lián
dào
jiā
rén
 

He doesn't want his own mistakes to implicate his family.

Qīng
cháo
de
wén
dōu
qiān
lián
le
hěn
duō
rén
 

Several literary inquisitions during the Qing Dynasty implicated many people.