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yǐn

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yǐn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǐn | yin3
English translation
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 zhàng [zhàng], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract

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About yǐn

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

yǐn

Contains the radical

gōng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To pull back a bow's  gōng drawstring  shù

Etymology of yǐn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

弓丨

Explanation

Pictograph of a bowstring being pulled back.

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Example sentences using yǐn

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穿针引线 chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn shí ,总是 zǒngshì 眯眼 é .

She frowns when she's putting thread into a needle.

一般 yībān 来讲 lái jiǎng ,离子型聚合 jù hé 可以 kěyǐ bèi suān lèi huò jiǎn lèi 化合物 huà hé wù suǒ 引发 yǐn fā .

In general ionic polymerization can be initiated through acidic or basic compounds.

月亮 yuèliang de 引力 yǐn lì 大约 dàyuē wéi 地球 dìqiú de 六分之一 liù fēn zhī yī .

The lunar gravity is about one - sixth that on earth.

这个 zhè ge 年轻 niánqīng de 学生 xuésheng yǐn dǒng Wén 人们 rén men 引经据典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn de 谈话 tán huà .

The young schoolboy can not understand the allusive conversation of intellectual men.

zài 论文 lùnwén Zhōng 引用 yǐnyòng le 英国 Yīng guó 诗人 shī rén 丁尼 shēng de háng 诗句 shī jù .

He quotes a few verses from Tennyson in his paper.

Words with yǐn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
引起 yǐnqǐ to lead to引起 yǐnqǐ
吸引 xīyǐn to attract (interest, investment etc)吸引 xīyǐn
yǐn to pull yǐn
引发 yǐn fā to lead to引發
引导 yǐndǎo to guide引導
引擎 yǐnqíng engine (loanword)引擎 yǐnqíng
引进 yǐn jìn to recommend引進
引爆 yǐn bào to ignite引爆 yǐn bào
指引 zhǐ yǐn to guide指引 zhǐ yǐn
吸引力 xī yǐn lì sex appeal吸引力 xī yǐn lì
勾引 gōu yǐn to seduce勾引 gōu yǐn
引用 yǐnyòng to quote引用 yǐnyòng
引入 yǐn rù to draw into引入 yǐn rù
引诱 yǐn yòu to seduce引誘
引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù
引出 yǐn chū to extract引出 yǐn chū
引力 yǐn lì attraction引力 yǐn lì
招商引资 zhāo shāng yǐn zī investment promotion招商引資
牵引 qiān yǐn to pull牽引
引领 yǐn lǐng to lead引領
援引 yuán yǐn to quote援引 yuán yǐn
引流 yǐn liú to drain引流 yǐn liú
引人注意 yǐn rén zhù yì to attract attention引人注意 yǐn rén zhù yì
引渡 yǐn dù to extradite引渡 yǐn dù

yǐn Decomposition & Compounds

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yǐn Decomposition

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yǐn Compounds

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  • yǐn
    • yǐn , diào , yǐn , shěn , yǐn , , , , ,
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