Chinese word dictionary

引诱

yǐnyòu · to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap); to seduce

Practice word

Word information

Simplified引诱

Traditional引誘

Pinyinyǐnyòu

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

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

诱yòu

to tempt, to persuade, to entice; guide

How to learn 引诱

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)