引
Character
to attract people or attention (as in 吸引)
Meaning
yǐn
yin3- to attract people or attention (as in 吸引)
- to cause something to happen (as in 引起)
- to lead or guide someone (as in 引导)
Examples
他的话引起了很多问题。
tā de huà yǐn qǐ le hěn duō wèn tí
His words caused many problems.
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这个电影很吸引人。
zhè ge diàn yǐng hěn xī yǐn rén
This movie is very interesting.
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老师引导我们学习。
lǎo shī yǐn dǎo wǒ men xué xí
The teacher guides us in our studies.
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Stroke order
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Words with 引
See all 132 →引导yǐn dǎoto guide; to lead someone and show them what to doWordHSK 4引起yǐn qǐto cause something to happenWordHSK 4引进yǐn jìnto bring in new things from outside, like machines or ideasWordHSK 4引入yǐn rùto lead someone or something into a placeWordHSK 7–9引发yǐn fāto cause something to start, often a problem or a reactionWordHSK 7–9引擎yǐn qíngthe machine inside a car, plane, or boat that makes it moveWordHSK 7–9引用yǐn yòngto quote words from a book, a text, or a personWordHSK 7–9引诱yǐn yòuto tempt someone to do something bad by making it look niceWordHSK 7–9引领yǐn lǐngto lead people or things forward; to guideWordHSK 7–9引人入胜yǐn rén rù shèngso interesting that you cannot stop reading or watchingWordHSK 7–9引人注目yǐn rén zhù mùeasy to notice because it looks specialWordHSK 7–9引经据典yǐn jīng jù diǎnto quote famous old books to support what you sayWordHSK 7–9