cite in Chinese

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

yǐnyòng

to quote
to cite
to recommend
to appoint
(computing) reference

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Example sentences

nǐ 你 Zhōngwén 中文 zhēn 真 hǎo 好， dōu 都 néng 能 yǐnyòng 引用 súyǔ 俗语 le 了。

Your Chinese is so good, you can quote proverbs.
tā 他 jīngcháng 经常 yǐnyòng 引用 shāshìbǐyà 莎士比亚。

He often quotes from Shakespeare.

Other words for cite

举（舉） jǔ HSK 2

to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed
表彰 biǎozhāng HSK 7–9

to honor; to commend; to cite (in dispatches)
摘引 zhāiyǐn

to quote; to cite
引证（引證） yǐnzhèng

to cite; to quote; to cite as evidence
援引 yuányǐn

to quote; to cite; to recommend (a friend, an associate etc)
援用 yuányòng

to quote; to cite
引征（引徵） yǐnzhēng

quotation; citing; to cite; to reference

8 entries in ChineseDict list "cite" as a meaning.