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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 guide / to lead (around) / to conduct / to boot / introduction / primer
HSK 4
engine (loanword) / CL: 臺|台
HSK 7-9
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
to regard it as an honor (idiom)
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
to quote; to cite / to recommend; to appoint / (computing) reference
HSK 7-9
foreword / introduction
to quote
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 consider sth regrettable (idiom)
gravitation (force) / attraction
to invite trouble
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
to ignite / to kindle
quotation mark (punct.)
(car) hood / bonnet
quotation
to admit responsibility and resign
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 attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
(workshop) facilitator
to draw off (liquid) / (medicine) to perform a drainage procedure / to attract traffic online
gravitational wave
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
to kindle / to light a fire
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
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
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 ignite / to start (a fire) / (fig.) to spark (debate, conflict etc)
to guide / to show the way
unquote / end of quote
to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
to mislead / to lead astray
to avoid arousing suspicions
(Internet slang) to bait others into an argument
detonator
lit. to lead the water through the wall / to ask for trouble (idiom)
to lure away / to divert
lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
gravitational field
lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom)
kindling (to light a fire)
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run
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
fuse (for explosives) / (fig.) proximate cause / the last straw
to take the blame / to accept responsibility (for a mistake)
irrigation channel
to tantalize / to lead on / to tease
usher / guide
(agriculture, animal husbandry) to introduce a new variety of plant or animal
(agriculture) to plant an introduced variety
to induce labor (childbirth)
(electronics) lead frame
to crane one's neck / (fig.) with one's neck outstretched in expectation


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