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HSK
to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
HSK 4
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  *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 recommend / to introduce (from outside)
HSK 4
to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
HSK 4
to guide / to lead (around) / to conduct / to boot / introduction / primer
HSK 4
engine (loanword) / CL: 臺|台
HSK 7-9
gravity
to draw into / to pull into / to introduce
HSK 7-9
(math.) lemma
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
HSK 7-9
to coerce (sb into doing sth bad) / to lure (into a trap) / to seduce
HSK 7-9
quotation / citation
to extradite
water-induction engineering / irrigation engineering
to cite / to quote / to cite as evidence
double quotes
to regard it as an honor (idiom)
earth's gravity
chin-up (physical exercise)
to lead to / to trigger / to initiate / to cause / to evoke (emotions)
HSK 7-9
to extract / to draw out
tipping point
attractive force (such as gravitation) / sex appeal / attractiveness
to quote; to cite / to recommend; to appoint / (computing) reference
HSK 7-9
foreword / introduction
to quote
to seduce / to tempt
to take sth as a warning (idiom) / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly
to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc) / derivation
to thread a needle / (fig.) to act as a go-between
to enchant / fascinating
HSK 7-9
to attract attention; to catch attention
to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
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
gravitation (force) / attraction
search engine
motive force / traction
to invite trouble
investment promotion
to ignite; to detonate
to crane one's neck / to await eagerly / to lead / to show the way
HSK 7-9
lit. to quote the classics / to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
HSK 7-9
tractor unit; tractor truck; prime mover
to ignite / to kindle
quotation mark (punct.)
(car) hood / bonnet
quotation
attractor (math., dynamical systems)
to guide / to show / to point (the way) / directions / guidance / guidelines
HSK 7-9
to admit responsibility and resign
human flesh search engine / a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang)
(Tw, HK) search engine
to gather one's friends / to band together
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
to recommend sb; to give a referral
to introduce (sb) / (esp.) to present to the emperor
to quote; to cite
Tungyin Island, one of the Matsu Islands / Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县, Taiwan
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
(workshop) facilitator
to draw off (liquid) / (medicine) to perform a drainage procedure / to attract traffic online
index
gravitational wave
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
to quote from secondary source
to kindle / to light a fire
cross-reference (in a document, index etc)
to pilot a ship / to channel water / to draw water (for irrigation)
to lead to / to draw to / to steer towards
to introduce a text by citing documents or source material at the beginning
to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc) / (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land
to quote; to cite / to recommend (a friend, an associate etc)
Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县 i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
fuse (for an explosive device) / electrical lead / intermediary / catalyst / (dialect) sewing needle
to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
boot sector
index (loanword)
to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)
lead / pin (computer hardware)
introduction / primer / opening words
extended meaning (of an expression) / derived sense
lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom) / fig. to flirt
unquote / end of quote
bridge approach
quotation / citing / to cite / to reference
to retire from office / to resign
to take a lesson from (an adverse experience)
kindling
fuze; detonator
to commit suicide
to leave / to say goodbye
quotation
to draw water / (fig.) to promote sb to a more senior position
to ignite / to start (a fire) / (fig.) to spark (debate, conflict etc)
(Tw) tractor unit; prime mover
to guide / to show the way
to make fun of
same as 引導|引导 / Dao Yin, Daoist exercises involving breathing, stretching and self-massage
unquote / end of quote

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