Chinese

Noun

牽累

1. burden

   要想外出度假時，寵物會成為牽累。 [MSC, trad.]

   要想外出度假时，宠物会成为牵累。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yào xiǎng wàichū dùjiǎ shí, chǒngwù huì chéngwèi qiānlěi. [Pinyin]

   Pets can be a burden when you want to go away on holiday.

Verb

牽累

1. to be tied down (by affairs)

   你那麼能幹，絕不要被小事牽累。 [MSC, trad.]

   你那么能干，绝不要被小事牵累。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ nàme nénggàn, jué bùyào bèi xiǎoshì qiānlěi. [Pinyin]

   You're so competent; don't ever let something trivial tie you down.

2. to implicate, to involve

   他在某罪案中受人牽累。 [MSC, trad.]

   他在某罪案中受人牵累。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zài mǒu zuì'àn zhōng shòu rén qiānlěi. [Pinyin]

   He is implicated with others in a crime.