Chinese word dictionary

引擎

yǐnqíng · engine (loanword); CL:臺|台[tai2]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified引擎

Traditional引擎

Pinyinyǐnqíng

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

引yǐn

to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract

擎qíng

to lift; to support, to hold up

How to learn 引擎

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

吸引xīyǐn

to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

引起yǐnqǐ

to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse

引进yǐnjìn

to recommend; to introduce (from outside)

引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

引导yǐndǎo

to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer

引发yǐnfā

to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions)