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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 guide / to lead (around) / to conduct / to boot / introduction / primer
HSK 4
to recommend / to introduce (from outside)
HSK 4
to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
HSK 4
to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
HSK 4
to coerce (sb into doing sth bad) / to lure (into a trap) / to seduce
HSK 7-9
to lead to / to trigger / to initiate / to cause / to evoke (emotions)
HSK 7-9
to crane one's neck / to await eagerly / to lead / to show the way
HSK 7-9
engine (loanword) / CL: 臺|台
HSK 7-9
to guide / to show / to point (the way) / directions / guidance / guidelines
HSK 7-9
to draw into / to pull into / to introduce
HSK 7-9
to enchant / fascinating
HSK 7-9
to quote; to cite / to recommend; to appoint / (computing) reference
HSK 7-9
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
HSK 7-9
lit. to quote the classics / to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to lure away / to divert
to attract
index (loanword)
index
search engine
to ignite; to detonate
to crane one's neck / (fig.) with one's neck outstretched in expectation
same as 引導|引导 / Dao Yin, Daoist exercises involving breathing, stretching and self-massage
fuse (for an explosive device) / electrical lead / intermediary / catalyst / (dialect) sewing needle
quotation / citation
to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow
to quote
to retire from office / to resign
to induce labor (childbirth)
to be intensely proud of sth (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
to draw off (liquid) / (medicine) to perform a drainage procedure / to attract traffic online
quotation mark (punct.)
foreword / introduction
to cite / to quote / to cite as evidence
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
(agriculture, animal husbandry) to introduce a new variety of plant or animal
(agriculture) to plant an introduced variety
to take sth as a warning (idiom) / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly
(Tw) tractor unit; prime mover
to regard it as an honor (idiom)
bridge approach
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run
to draw water / (fig.) to promote sb to a more senior position
hectometer
gravitation (force) / attraction
earth's gravity
gravity
to extradite
extended meaning (of an expression) / derived sense
quotation
single quotes
to gather one's friends / to band together
introduction / primer / opening words
to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc) / derivation
to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc) / (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land
to admit responsibility and resign
chin-up (physical exercise)
to quote; to cite / to recommend (a friend, an associate etc)
to kindle / to light a fire
to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
to guide / to show the way
to introduce / to recommend
to pilot a ship / to channel water / to draw water (for irrigation)
fuse (for explosives) / (fig.) proximate cause / the last straw
double quotes
to ignite / to start (a fire) / (fig.) to spark (debate, conflict etc)
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom)
to commit suicide
to extract / to draw out
to avoid arousing suspicions
lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom) / fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
fuze; detonator
to thread a needle / (fig.) to act as a go-between
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
to quote from secondary source
to call up all one's associates / rent-a-crowd
kindling (to light a fire)
to quote; to cite
to take the blame / to accept responsibility (for a mistake)
waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom) / to look forward eagerly / to long for / also pr. [qiao4 zu2 yin3 ling3]
to tantalize / to lead on / to tease
investment promotion
lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
to leave / to say goodbye
Tungyin Island, one of the Matsu Islands / Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县, Taiwan
lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom) / fig. to flirt
(Internet slang) to bait others into an argument
to attract attention; to catch attention
(car) hood / bonnet
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
(math.) lemma
to seduce / to tempt
detonator
gravitational wave
motive force / traction
cross-reference (in a document, index etc)
to take a lesson from (an adverse experience)
to lead to / to draw to / to steer towards

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