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引
yǐn
Main
English Definitionto draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch something; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
Simplified Script引
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinyǐn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jan5
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=7

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Words With Same Head Word    
引起yǐnqǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
引发yǐnfāto lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions)
引进yǐnjìnto recommend; to introduce (from outside)
引导yǐndǎoto guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer
引擎yǐnqíngengine (loanword)
Words With Same Tail Word    
吸引xīyǐnto attract (interest, investment etc)
指引zhǐyǐnto guide; to show; to point (the way); directions; guidance; guidelines
援引yuányǐnto quote; to cite; to recommend (one's friend's, associates etc)
牵引qiānyǐnto pull; to draw (a cart); to tow
勾引gōuyǐnto seduce; to tempt
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