引
发

To lead to in Chinese: 引发 (yǐn fā)

yǐn fā

to lead to

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 引發1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lead to
  2. 2to trigger
  3. 3to initiate
  4. 4to cause
  5. 5to evoke (emotions)

Stroke order

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引
发

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄣˇ

yǐn

ㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

引发

Simplified

引發

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这条新闻引发了很多讨论。

    zhè tiáo xīn wén yǐn fā le hěn duō tǎo lùn。

    This piece of news triggered a lot of discussion.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

引

yǐn

to draw (e.g. a bow)

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

吸引

xī yǐn

to attract

引起

yǐn qǐ

to give rise to

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