引
诱

To coerce (sb into doing sth bad) in Chinese: 引诱 (yǐn yòu)

yǐn yòu

to coerce (sb into doing sth bad)

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

Definitions

  1. 1to coerce (sb into doing sth bad)
  2. 2to lure (into a trap)
  3. 3to seduce

Stroke order

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引
诱

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄣˇ

yǐn

ㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄧㄡˋ

yòu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

引诱

Simplified

引誘

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他用金钱引诱别人去做坏事。

    tā yòng jīn qián yǐn yòu bié rén qù zuò huài shì。

    He used money to lure others into doing bad things.

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Related words

引

yǐn

to draw (e.g. a bow)

吸引

xī yǐn

to attract

引起

yǐn qǐ

to give rise to

引导

yǐn dǎo

to guide

引进

yǐn jìn

to recommend

引发

yǐn fā

to lead to

引领

yǐn lǐng

to crane one's neck

引擎

yǐn qíng

engine (loanword)

引入

yǐn rù

to draw into

引用

yǐn yòng

to quote

诱饵

yòu ěr

bait

诱发

yòu fā

to induce

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