引 yǐn
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yǐn
verb
to lead; to guide
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 引导 (ABC 'yǐn' 1 引 v; GHC '引' 9; Kroll 2015 '引' 2; NCCED '引' 5) -
yǐn
verb
to draw a bow
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 拉弓 or 开弓 in this sense (GHC '引' 1; Kroll 2015 '引' 1; NCCED '引' 1) -
yǐn
verb
to prolong; to extend; to lengthen
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 延长 or 延续 in this sense (GHC '引' 4) -
yǐn
verb
to stretch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 伸 in this sense (ABC 'yǐn' 1 引 bf 1; Kroll 2015 '引' 1a; NCCED '引' 2) -
yǐn
verb
to involve
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 牵连 or 攀供 in this sense (ABC 'yǐn' 1 引 bf 3; Kroll 2015 '引' 2a) -
yǐn
verb
to quote; to cite
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 援引 or 引用 in this sense (ABC 'yǐn' 1 引 bf 4; GHC '引' 12; Kroll 2015 '引' 2b; NCCED '引' 8) -
yǐn
verb
to propose; to nominate; to recommend
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 荐举 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '引' 3; GHC '引' 8; NCCED '引' 7) -
yǐn
verb
to recruit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 招致 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '引' 2a) -
yǐn
verb
to hold
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 举 or 拿 (GHC '引' 6) -
yǐn
verb
to withdraw; to leave
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 退避 in this sense (ABC 'yǐn' 1 引 bf 5; GHC '引' 11; Kroll 2015 '引' 4; NCCED '引' 9) -
yǐn
noun
a strap for pulling a cart
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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yǐn
noun
a preface ; a forward
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 序言 in this sense (ABC 'yǐn' 1 引 n; Kroll 2015 '引' 6) -
yǐn
noun
a license
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 凭证 in this sense -
yǐn
adjective
long
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 长久 in this sense -
yǐn
measure word
yin; a measure of distance about 1/30th of a km
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'yǐn' 1 引 m 1; GHC '引' 16; NCCED '引' 3) -
yǐn
verb
to cause
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 引发 (ABC 'yǐn' 1 引 bf 2; NCCED '引' 6) -
yǐn
measure word
yin; a measure of for salt certificates
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'yǐn' 1 引 m 2; GHC '引' 17) -
yǐn
verb
to pull; to draw
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 引 means 牵引. For example, 引车 'to draw a cart' (GHC '引' 2, 3; Kroll 2015 '引' 1b; NCCED '引' 4). -
yǐn
noun
a refrain; a tune
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC '引' 15; Kroll 2015 '引' 5) -
yǐn
verb
to grow
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 生长 (GHC '引' 5) -
yǐn
verb
to command
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 率领 (GHC '引' 7) -
yǐn
verb
to accuse
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 检举 (GHC '引' 10) -
yǐn
verb
to commit suicide
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 自杀 (GHC '引' 13) -
yǐn
noun
a genre
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 文体 (GHC '引' 14) -
yǐn
measure word
yin; a weight measure
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC '引' 18) -
yǐn
noun
yin; a unit of paper money
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC '引' 19)
Contained in
- 呼朋引类(呼朋引類) to call up all one's associates; rent-a-crowd
- 引言 introduction
- 引语(引語) quotation
- 引嫌 to avoid arousing suspicions
- 引产(引產) to induce labor (childbirth)
- 引火烧身(引火燒身) to invite trouble
- 引脚(引腳) lead; pin
- 牵引车(牽引車) tractor
- 牵引(牽引) to cite ; to drag; to pull ; to involve ; to give rise to; to lead to
- 字顺索引(字順索引) alphabetical index
- 引别(引別) to leave; to say goodbye
- 引用 to quote; to cite
- 引体向上(引體向上) chin-up (physical exercise)
- 引着(引著) to ignite; to kindle
- 引入迷途 to mislead; to lead astray
- 引池 taken from ponds
- 引路 to guide; to show the way
- 引号完(引號完) unquote; end of quote
- 引子 introduction; primer; opening words
- 引决(引決) to commit suicide
- 引发(引發) to lead to; to trigger; to initiate
- 引进(引進) to recommend; to introduce ; to bring in ; to come into a place from an outside area
- 抛砖引玉(拋磚引玉) throw out a brick and get jade thrown back
- 引蛇出洞 to pull a snake from its hole; to expose a malefactor
- 引咎 to take the blame; to accept responsibility (for a mistake)
- 引颈(引頸) to crane one's neck; with one's neck outstretched in expectation
- 激光打引机(激光打引機) laser printer
- 市引 unit of distance equal to one-thirtieth km or 33.33 meters
- 引水入墙(引水入牆) to lead the water through the wall; to ask for trouble
- 引而不发(引而不發) to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action; to go through the motions; to practice
- 引诱(引誘) to coerce; to lure; to seduce
- 称引(稱引) to cite as evidence ; to describe; to state
- 引火柴 kindling
- 引吭高歌 to sign at the top of one's voice
- 引颈就戮(引頸就戮) to extend one's neck in preparation for execution
- 引文 a quotation
- 引人入胜(引人入勝) to enchant; fascinating
- 引号完毕(引號完畢) unquote; end of quote
- 曳引车(曳引車) tractor unit; prime mover
- 引向 to lead to; to draw to; to steer towards
- 援引 to quote; to cite
- 导引(導引) to guide; to lead ; Dao Yin
- 引以为傲(引以為傲) to be intensely proud of
- 引得 index
- 逗引 to tease
- 转引(轉引) to quote from secondary source
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- 卷八十 志第五十六 食貨四 Volume 80 Treatises 56: Finance and Economics 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 156
- 第三 律曆下 曆法 Volume 93: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Three Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 141
- 魏紀 Records of the Wei Bamboo Annals 竹書紀年 — count: 127
- 卷六十七 志第十八: 禮樂一 Volume 67 Treatises 20: Rites and Music 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 121
- 卷九十七 志第四十五下: 食貨五 Volume 97 Treatises 50: Finance and Economics 5 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 119
- 卷九十四 志第四十三: 食貨二 Volume 94 Treatises 47: Finance and Economics 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 108
- 第二 律曆中 賈逵論曆 永元論曆 延光論曆 漢安論曆 熹平論曆 論月食 Volume 91: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Two Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 93
- 卷一百二十一 志第七十四 禮二十四 Volume 121 Treatises 74: Rites 24 History of Song 宋史 — count: 74
- 卷七十六 志第二十七上: 祭祀五 Volume 76 Treatises 29: Offerings 5 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 73
- 卷三十八 志第十九: 禮十一 外國使入見儀 曲宴儀 朝辭儀 新定夏使儀注 Volume 38 Treatises 19: Rites 11 - Ceremonies for Receiving Foreign Emissaries; Music for Banquets; Farewell Rituals; Ceremonies for Newly Appointed Officials History of Jin 金史 — count: 65
Collocations
- 引车 (引車) 引車者二六而後之 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十六 說山訓 Chapter 16: A Mountain of Persuasion — count: 4
- 引军 (引軍) 引軍而退 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 初見秦第一 Chapter 1: Initial Interview with the King of Qin — count: 4
- 引十 (引十) 引十之半而藏四 — Guanzi 管子, 山權數第七十五 Chapter 75: Methods for Administering Mountain Areas — count: 3
- 引绳 (引繩) 不引繩之外 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 大體第二十九 Chapter 29: Cardinal Principles — count: 3
- 物引 (物引) 乃始攬物引類 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷二十一 要略 Chapter 21: Summary — count: 3
- 引兑 (引兌) 引兌 — Book of Changes 易經, 兌 Dui — count: 2
- 引年 (引年) 凡三王養老皆引年 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — count: 2
- 妄引 (妄引) 若妄引上古 — Xunzi 荀子, 儒效篇第八 Chapter 8: The Achievements of the Confucians — count: 2
- 引弓 (引弓) 引弓而射 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十七 說林訓 Chapter 17: A Forest of Persuasion — count: 2
- 引类 (引類) 引類於太極之上 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷六 覽冥訓 Chapter 6: Observing the Obscure — count: 2