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牵头

qiāntóu

Traditional: 牽頭

to lead (an animal by the head)

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Meaning of 牵头 in English

qiāntóuHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #8612
  1. to lead (an animal by the head)
  2. to take the lead
  3. to coordinate (a combined operation)
  4. to mediate
  5. a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)

Characters

牵 on its own →
qiān · to lead along

HSK words with 牵

牵HSK 6牵扯HSK 7–9牵挂HSK 7–9牵涉HSK 7–9牵制HSK 7–9
头 on its own →
tóu · classifier for pigs or livestock

HSK words with 头

头HSK 2头发HSK 3点头HSK 4馒头HSK 4抬头HSK 4头痛HSK 4低头HSK 5里头HSK 5木头HSK 5石头HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences