[牵头 / 牽頭, qiān tǒu, ㄑㄧㄢ ㄊㄡˇ]lit. to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation); to mediate; a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)#10772[Add to Longdo]
[顺手牵羊 / 順手牽羊, shùn shǒu qiān yáng, ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧㄤˊ]lit. to lead away a goat in passing (成语 saw); to steal sth under cover of an emergency; to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain#52191[Add to Longdo]
[牵一发而动全身 / 牽一髮而動全身, qiān yī fā ér dòng quán shēn, ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄈㄚ ㄦˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ]lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves; fig. a slight change will affect everything else; the butterfly effect#56355[Add to Longdo]
[牵马到河易,强马饮水难 / 牽馬到河易,強馬飲水難, qiān mǎ dào hé yì, qiáng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán, ㄑㄧㄢ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˋ, ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ]you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink (谚语 proverb)[Add to Longdo]
[ひく, hiku](v5k, vi, vt) (1) to pull; (2) (See 注意を引く) to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); (3) to draw back; (4) to draw (a card); (5) (See 図面を引く) to draw (plan, line, etc.); (6) (See 風邪を引く) to catch (cold); (7) (See 弾く・ひく) to play (string instr.); (8) (See 辞書を引く) to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; (v5k, vt) (9) (esp. 牽く) to haul; to pull (vehicles); (10) to subtract; (11) to ebb; to fade; (12) to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); (13) to quote; to raise (as evidence); (14) to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable); (P)#8582[Add to Longdo]