yǐn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to draw (e.g. a bow)
  2. 2. to pull
  3. 3. to stretch sth
  4. 4. to extend
  5. 5. to lengthen
  6. 6. to involve or implicate in
  7. 7. to attract
  8. 8. to lead
  9. 9. to guide
  10. 10. to leave
  11. 11. to provide evidence or justification for

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 引

吸引
xī yǐn

to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

引人入胜
yǐn rén rù shèng

to enchant

引人注目
yǐn rén zhù mù

to attract attention

引入
yǐn rù

to draw into

引导
yǐn dǎo

to guide

引擎
yǐn qíng

engine (loanword)

引用
yǐn yòng

to quote

引发
yǐn fā

to lead to

引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn

lit. to quote the classics

引诱
yǐn yòu

to coerce (sb into doing sth bad)

引起
yǐn qǐ

to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse

引进
yǐn jìn

to recommend

引领
yǐn lǐng

to crane one's neck

指引
zhǐ yǐn

to guide

人肉搜索引擎
rén ròu sōu suǒ yǐn qíng

human flesh search engine

公引
gōng yǐn

hectometer

勾引
gōu yǐn

to seduce

吸引力
xī yǐn lì

attractive force (such as gravitation)

吸引子
xī yǐn zi

attractor (math., dynamical systems)

吸引子网络
xī yǐn zǐ wǎng luò

attractor network

呼朋引伴
hū péng yǐn bàn

to gather one's friends

呼朋引类
hū péng yǐn lèi

to call up all one's associates

地心引力
dì xīn yǐn lì

earth's gravity

导引
dǎo yǐn

same as 引導|引导[yǐn dǎo]

市引
shì yǐn

unit of distance equal to one-thirtieth km or 33.33 meters

引人注意
yǐn rén zhù yì

to attract attention

引以为傲
yǐn yǐ wéi ào

to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)

引以为憾
yǐn yǐ wéi hàn

to consider sth regrettable (idiom)

引以为戒
yǐn yǐ wéi jiè

to take sth as a warning (idiom)

引以为荣
yǐn yǐ wéi róng

to regard it as an honor (idiom)

引信
yǐn xìn

a detonator

引信系统
yǐn xìn xì tǒng

fuzing system

引入迷途
yǐn rù mí tú

to mislead

引出
yǐn chū

to extract

引别
yǐn bié

to leave

引力
yǐn lì

gravitation (force)

引力场
yǐn lì chǎng

gravitational field

引力波
yǐn lì bō

gravitational wave

引向
yǐn xiàng

to lead to

引吭高歌
yǐn háng gāo gē

to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)

引咎
yǐn jiù

to take the blame

引咎辞职
yǐn jiù cí zhí

to admit responsibility and resign

引嫌
yǐn xián

to avoid arousing suspicions

引子
yǐn zi

introduction

引导员
yǐn dǎo yuán

usher

引导扇区
yǐn dǎo shàn qū

boot sector

引得
yǐn dé

index (loanword)

引征
yǐn zhēng

quotation

引擎盖
yǐn qíng gài

(car) hood

引叙
yǐn xù

reported speech (in grammar)

引文
yǐn wén

quotation

引柴
yǐn chái

kindling (to light a fire)

引桥
yǐn qiáo

bridge approach

引水
yǐn shuǐ

to pilot a ship

引水入墙
yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng

lit. to lead the water through the wall

引水工程
yǐn shuǐ gōng chéng

water-induction engineering

引决
yǐn jué

to commit suicide

引河
yǐn hé

irrigation channel

引流
yǐn liú

to drain

引渡
yǐn dù

to extradite

引火
yǐn huǒ

to kindle

引火柴
yǐn huǒ chái

kindling

引火烧身
yǐn huǒ shāo shēn

to invite trouble

引火线
yǐn huǒ xiàn

fuse (for explosives)

引燃
yǐn rán

to ignite

引爆
yǐn bào

to ignite; to detonate

引爆装置
yǐn bào zhuāng zhì

detonator

引爆点
yǐn bào diǎn

tipping point

引狗入寨
yǐn gǒu rù zhài

to lead the dog into the village (idiom)

引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì

to show the wolf into the house (idiom)

引玉之砖
yǐn yù zhī zhuān

lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)

引理
yǐn lǐ

lemma (math.)

引产
yǐn chǎn

to induce labor (childbirth)

引用句
yǐn yòng jù

quotation

引申
yǐn shēn

to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc)

引申义
yǐn shēn yì

extended meaning (of an expression)

引种
yǐn zhǒng

(agriculture) to introduce a new plant variety

引种
yǐn zhòng

(agriculture) to plant an introduced variety

引线
yǐn xiàn

fuse (for an explosive device)

引线穿针
yǐn xiàn chuān zhēn

to thread a needle

引而不发
yǐn ér bù fā

to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action

引脚
yǐn jiǎo

lead

引着
yǐn zháo

to ignite

引荐
yǐn jiàn

to recommend sb; to give a referral

引号
yǐn hào

quotation mark (punct.)

引号完
yǐn hào wán

unquote

引号完毕
yǐn hào wán bì

unquote

引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng

lit. to pull a snake from its hole

引见
yǐn jiàn

to introduce (sb)

引言
yǐn yán

foreword

引语
yǐn yǔ

quotation

引证
yǐn zhèng

to cite

引路
yǐn lù

to guide

引述
yǐn shù

to quote

引退
yǐn tuì

to retire from office

引逗
yǐn dòu

to tantalize

引开
yǐn kāi

to lure away

引颈
yǐn jǐng

to crane one's neck

引颈就戮
yǐn jǐng jiù lù

to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)

引体向上
yǐn tǐ xiàng shàng

chin-up (physical exercise)

引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén

to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)

抛砖引玉
pāo zhuān yǐn yù

lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)

招商引资
zhāo shāng yǐn zī

investment promotion

招引
zhāo yǐn

to attract

招蜂引蝶
zhāo fēng yǐn dié

(of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies

接引
jiē yǐn

to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc)

援引
yuán yǐn

to quote; to cite

搜寻引擎
sōu xún yǐn qíng

search engine

搜索引擎
sōu suǒ yǐn qíng

search engine

摘引
zhāi yǐn

to quote; to cite

东引
dōng yǐn

Tungyin Island, one of the Matsu Islands

东引乡
dōng yǐn xiāng

Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan

汲引
jí yǐn

to draw water

激光打引机
jī guāng dǎ yǐn jī

laser printer

牵引
qiān yǐn

to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow

牵引力
qiān yǐn lì

motive force

牵引车
qiān yǐn chē

tractor unit; tractor truck; prime mover

穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn

lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between

红外线导引飞弹
hóng wài xiàn dǎo yǐn fēi dàn

infrared guided missile

索引
suǒ yǐn

index

繁征博引
fán zhēng bó yǐn

an elaborate string of references

翘足引领
qiáo zú yǐn lǐng

waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)

万有引力
wàn yǒu yǐn lì

gravity

荐引
jiàn yǐn

to introduce

触发引信
chù fā yǐn xìn

an impact detonator

转引
zhuǎn yǐn

to quote from secondary source

逗引
dòu yǐn

to make fun of