引起 meaning and pronunciation

引起
Simplified/traditional word

引起 English definition

yǐn qǐ

  • to give rise to
  • to lead to
  • to cause
  • to arouse

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Characters

  • (yǐn): 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 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters;
  • (qǐ): to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; (before place or time) starting from; classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group;

Sentences examples with 引起

  • 这件事引起了大家的不满。
    Zhè jiàn shì yǐnqǐle dàjiā de bùmǎn.