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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *引* | 引* | *引
to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / 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 , one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
HSK 4
to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哎* | 哎* | *哎
hey! / (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
HSK 7-9
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
HSK 7-9
lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom) / fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
to attract people's affection / charming / delightful
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *惹* | 惹* | *惹
to provoke / to irritate / to vex / to stir up / to anger / to attract (troubles) / to cause (problems)
HSK 7-9
(physics) attraction (gravitational, magnetic, electrostatic etc) / suction / (fig.) attraction (power to attract interest or liking)
(of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public; high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc)
frequency with which people turn their heads to look; degree of attracting attention / percentage of repeat customers (catering, hospitality etc)
to attract attention; to catch attention
to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location
lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) / fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling
"magnetic" force that attracts investment and talented individuals / in particular, the attraction China has for people and capital from around the world
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
to entice / to lure / to induce / to attract
HSK 7-9
to adhere to a surface / to absorb / to draw in / (fig.) to attract / (chemistry) adsorption
making things awkward / to cause difficulties / to exert influence / to attract
opposite polarities attract / (fig.) opposite sexes attract / opposites attract
to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
HSK 7-9
attractor (math., dynamical systems)
to drill or bore a hole / to attract attention / conspicuous
to attract / to titillate
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
to draw off (liquid) / (medicine) to perform a drainage procedure / to attract traffic online
to attract / to incur
mutual attraction (e.g. electrostatic) / to attract one another
(idiom) to freely air one's views; to be heard far and wide; to attract a lot of attention
an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) / cf 得道多助 a just cause attracts much support
to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc) / to offend / to attract (attention)
concert held at a real estate development site to attract home buyers (Tw)
to invite / to recruit / to attract / to entice
flag to attract departed spirits
anode / positive electrode (i.e. attracting electrons)
squid fishing (typically using lights at night to attract them)
(of a magnet) to attract metallic objects / (fig.) to exert a magnetic attraction (for investment, tourists etc)
to fascinate / to strongly attract / to obsess / to infatuate / to captivate / to enchant
lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom) / fig. to flirt
(med) retractile testicle / infatuation inducing / pee inducing (of alcohol) / (neologism) to be sexually attracted / to have the hots for sb
Like attracts like.
(coll.) (often derog.) to piggyback on (sb's) popularity / to exploit (sb's) popularity to attract attention to oneself
to court (trouble); to attract (attention) / to provoke (sb)
to attract attention / noticeable
to attract attention; to catch attention
to catch the wind / (fig.) to attract criticism because of one's prominence
to attract attention
flag to attract departed spirits
attractor network
percussion instrument used by street peddlers, barbers etc to attract attention
to attract
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *勾* | 勾* | *勾
to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩, hook
HSK 7-9
Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists


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