# 牵制 (qiānzhì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 牵制 (qiānzhì) means “to restrict; to pin down”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to restrict; to pin down
- Pinyin: qiānzhì (qian1 zhi4)
- Traditional: 牽制
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 资金不足牵制了公司的进一步发展。
  Zījīn bùzú qiānzhìle gōngsī de jìnyībù fāzhǎn.
  Lack of funds restricted the company's further development.

## Characters

- [牵](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-lead/) (qiān): to lead (an animal); to pull
- [制](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-make/) (zhì): to make; to control

https://hanziro.com/word/qian-zhi-restrict/

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