引发
Meaning
yǐnfā yin3 fa1
- to lead to
- to trigger
- to initiate
- to cause
- to evoke (emotions)
Example sentences
- Their small protest triggered a mass demonstration.
- Such a plan will give rise to many problems.
- An earthquake, 8.9 on the Richter scale, hits Japan and causes a massive tsunami.
Words sharing a character
- 引起 yǐnqǐ to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 吸引 xīyǐn to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
- 引导 yǐndǎo to guide
- 引擎 yǐnqíng engine (loanword)
- 指引 zhǐyǐn to guide
- 引用 yǐnyòng to quote
- 引进 yǐnjìn to recommend
- 引领 yǐnlǐng to crane one's neck
- 引人注目 yǐnrénzhùmù to attract attention
- 引入 yǐnrù to draw into