Chinese word dictionary

引颈

yǐn jǐng · to crane one's neck; (fig.) with one's neck outstretched in expectation

Practice word

Word information

Simplified引颈

Traditional引頸

Pinyinyǐn jǐng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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引yǐn

to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract

颈jǐng

neck, throat

How to learn 引颈

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Words with the same characters

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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)

颈椎jǐngzhuī

cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals

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