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引发

yǐn fā

2-character word Traditional 引發

What 引发 means

1. to lead to
2. to trigger
3. to initiate
4. to cause
5. to evoke (emotions)

The characters in 引发

• 引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth
• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue

Example sentences

• 自慰引发疯狂。
  Masturbation leads to insanity.
• 这样的计划会引发很多问题。
  Zhèyàng de jìhuà huì yǐnfā hěn duō wèntí.
  Such a plan will give rise to many problems.
• 空气中的微粒可以引发癌症。
  Kōngqì zhōng de wēilì kěyǐ yǐnfā áizhèng.
  Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.
• 他们小型的示威引发了一场大规模的游行。
  Tāmen xiǎoxíng de shìwēi yǐnfā le yī cháng dàguīmó de yóuxíng.
  Their small protest triggered a mass demonstration.
• 日本发生规模8.9的强烈地震, 引发强大海啸。
  Rìběn fāshēng guīmó bā diǎn jiǔ de qiángliè dìzhèn, yǐnfā qiángdà hǎixiào.
  An earthquake, 8.9 on the Richter scale, hits Japan and causes a massive tsunami.
• 有时候冰球运动员相互挑衅得太厉害以至于会引发斗殴。
  Yǒushíhou bīngqiú yùndòngyuán xiānghù tiǎoxìn de tài lìhai yǐzhìyú huì yǐnfā dòu'ōu.
  Sometimes hockey players get so competitive that fights break out.