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引发 (yǐn fā) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

引发 (yǐn fā) is a Chinese word: to trigger. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 引发

动 dòng verb

to trigger

他的言论引发了激烈的争论。

tā de yán lùn yǐn fā le jī liè de zhēng lùn

His remarks triggered a heated debate.

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Word breakdown

引 yǐn — to lead, to draw out

发 fā — to emit, to occur

Structure & writing
1 引 yǐn — to pull; to tug

引 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

Stroke order

2 发 fā — to send out; to dispatch (opposite of 收)
Xpinyin
发 is a component in 3 characters

发 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order