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引起 (yǐn qǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

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

Meaning of 引起

动 dòng verb

to cause

这个事件引起了很大的争议。

zhè ge shì jiàn yǐn qǐ le hěn dà de zhēng yì

This incident caused great controversy.

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Word breakdown

引 yǐn — to lead, to bring about

起 qǐ — to rise, to begin, to start

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

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

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2 起 qǐ — to stand up from a sitting, lying, or prone position; to sit up from lying down

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

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